Author Archives: Jonathan Harrison
SOLIDWORKS for Makers: Design and Create a Remote Control Car Part 1
While attending 3DEXPERIENCE World in Dallas I had the pleasure of being involved with the Makers Zone within the playground. I worked with some great Makers to design a simple and easy remote control car which attendees could have a go
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS for Makers Tutorial: Designing and making custom cookie cutters
Halloween is upon us and with my young nephews staying for the weekend I’m looking for any way possible to stop them from wrecking my house. To do so I decided it might be time for us have a dig
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS for Makers Tutorial Part 2: How I designed and built an acrylic pressure casting vessel
Welcome to Part 2 of this design and make project. If you’ve not seen or read part 1, I suggest you start here. When we concluded Part 1, we had completed the design on our acrylic pressure pot, this section
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS for Makers Tutorial Part 1: How I designed and built an acrylic pressure casting vessel
If you read my Festive Ornaments blog last year, you’ll know how much of a pain casting clear epoxy can be, if you haven’t you can check it out here. In the blog I use some techniques that can help to
... ContinuedWedding Save the Date Magnets: 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers Tutorial
Let’s face it… weddings are expensive, luckily for me 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers isn’t! For just a $15 per month or $48 per year (at the time of writing) you get access to SOLIDWORKS software allowing anyone to have a
... ContinuedHow I used 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers to design and build an office wall sign!
Anyone who knows me will know I spend a large portion of my workday with SOLIDWORKS open on one screen and a video meeting on the other. Recently I’ve been thinking of ways I could make my webcam background look
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers: Dice Tower
Is a dice roll really random? Let’s find out using SOLIDWORKS If you’ve ever wondered if a dice roll is truly random, you’re not the only one. I’m adamant it isn’t and that hand rolling dice needs to be avoided
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers: Workbench Tutorial Part 2
Following on from the design phase of my Workbench project, stage two was the manufacturing phase. If you haven’t read the first part of this project, you can find that here. I’m a strong believer that proper planning gives a
... Continued3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers: Workbench Tutorial Part 1
As the dark nights approach, I find myself spending more and more time in my workshop also known as the garage. After years of working on folding tables and countless toes stubbed on what my partner has named “junk that
... ContinuedFestive Ornaments Tutorial for 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers
As the festive period is now upon us, I thought it was time that I got inspired and began what has become an annual tradition for a new festive project. This year’s project took the form of some cool tree
... Continued