SOLIDWORKS Simulation: A Technical Investigation into a Viral Video
By Alex Marconnet, Instructor of Engineering & Industrial Design Technology, Pennsylvania College of Technology
A surprising structural failure sparks curiosity and prompts a detailed investigation into the potential causes of breakdown using SOLIDWORKS Simulation.
SOLIDWORKS for Makers: Soundboard to Communicate with Animals Part 2
During part 1 of this blog, I showed you how I used the powerful SOLIDWORKS for Makers to design my dog’s own soundboard to allow him to communicate with us more easily. If you haven’t read part 1, I suggest
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News – March 2025
Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS® Technical Support teams worldwide. Here is the list of topics covered in this month’s Blog:
... ContinuedCogs Toy Drawing Sheet Part 1: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
The design of this cogs toy originated from my other tutorial here, click the link if you’d like to see how it was designed and modeled in SOLIDWORKS. I started with the assembly of my design open. Then selecting file,
... ContinuedSimplify SOLIDWORKS Models for Assemblies | Tech Tip Tuesday
SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader and Champion Brad “Tank” Meador teaches how to make it easier for your computer to calculate inside an assembly by putting fillets and chamfers and chamfer at the bottom of the feature tree.
... ContinuedTwo-Click Plane Creation | Tech Tip Tuesday
Discover how to efficiently create planes normal to curves with just a few clicks. Learn how to streamline your workflow and impress your colleagues with your SOLIDWORKS wizardry.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News – February 2025
Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS® Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS® Technical Support teams worldwide. Here is the list of topics covered in this month’s Blog:
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS for Makers: Soundboard to Communicate with Animals Part 1
Okay, I’ll start by saying the title of this blog might be a little bit of a stretch of the story. However, what I’d be designing did have some potential to allow our dog to communicate with us in an
... ContinuedHow to Use Selection Sets | Tech Tip Tuesday
Selection Sets can save you hours of time, especially if you’re working with imported meshes, and help you create features and extract patterns.
... Continued26 Years of Model Mania®
Every year, Dassault Systemes hosts one of the largest engineering conferences in the world. Since SOLIDWORKS World 2000, Model Mania® has been an attraction for many engineers and designers wanting to compete and show off their SOLIDWORKS skills. Model Mania, for those
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