Author Archives: Loretta Stiurca
The Magic of the Square Circle
In this blog we create and test a classic magic trick from my childhood – the square circle. The effect of the trick is simple and effective. The magician starts by showing the audience the outer “square” and confirms that
... ContinuedSpring Cleaning with SOLIDWORKS
Ok, so I may have binge watched The Home Edit on Netflix recently and taken some inspiration from it. Among other things, the clear acrylic, perfectly labeled, bins that they use to organize on this show are absolutely beautiful (and
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Rocket Ship Lamp Tutorial
Blast off to 2021 with a Rocket Ship Lamp made in SOLIDWORKS!
This blog details the process of conceptualizing and creating a rocket ship lamp using SOLIDWORKS.
... ContinuedDecorating for the Holidays the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Way
In this blog, we will step through the process of drawing schematics of holiday lights in SOLIDWORKS Electrical and bringing those schematics to life in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D.
... ContinuedHow to Automatically back up EVERYTHING in SOLIDWORKS Electrical using Task Scheduler
If you’ve ever taken a class in SOLIDWORKS Electrical or gone through an implementation, chances are you’ve been told to Archive Environment REGULARLY. This is your backup – your “Eek! The server crashed and we need to get everything back
... ContinuedTransforming Toddler Tower
Struggling during quarantine? Have a toddler? Me too! This blog details the design of a multi-functional structure that helps with everything from cooking at home to school time… and folds up when you’re finished! I got the idea for this
... ContinuedThe Magic of a Reflection: Part II
This is the second part of a two-part blog that investigates the power of SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Visualize to accurately model and render illusions created by mirrors. In the first part, we created the illusion of disappearance and in the
... ContinuedThe Magic of a Reflection
This is a two-part blog that investigates the power of SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Visualize to accurately model and render illusions created by mirrors. In the first part we will create the illusion of disappearance and in the second part we
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