{"id":32241,"date":"2023-03-20T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=32241"},"modified":"2022-12-21T11:46:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:46:30","slug":"mechanisms-mentorship-video-series-cad-design-accelerators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2023\/03\/mechanisms-mentorship-video-series-cad-design-accelerators.html","title":{"rendered":"Mechanisms &#038; Mentorship VIdeo Series: CAD Design Accelerators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it would be like to be mentored one-on-one by a senior engineer that\u2019s using SOLIDWORKS to successfully deliver solutions to industry clients? My name is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">Rafael Testai<\/a>, and in this video series <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>Mechanisms &amp; Mentorship<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong> we\u2019ll take a look behind the scenes to see how a hand-picked engineer has designed one of their mechanisms in granular detail. We\u2019ll \u201copen the hood\u201d to analyze their CAD design and thought process behind the solution. I\u2019ll ask them questions about the project, roadblocks, challenges, specific insights they learned, and how they\u2019re using SOLIDWORKS to solve real world problems.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll learn a mixture of soft skills and hard skills. This series is perfect for viewers who are already proficient in SOLIDWORKS (CSWA, CSWP, CSWE) and want to take the next step in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <strong>Mechanisms &amp; Mentorship<\/strong>, I\u2019ll interview Mechanical Engineer &amp; Owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/teampipeline.us\/\">TeamPipeline.us<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pipelinedesign\/\"> Aaron Moncur<\/a>. We\u2019ll focus on CAD Design Accelerators, a way to make product development less expensive. These are pre-packaged CAD solutions that have already been vetted, and can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/teampipeline.us\/wave\/\">DesignAccelerators.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MvQASyMWOg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME STAMPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1. What are CAD Design Accelerators? (Min 0:42)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Design Accelerators are a way to make product development less expensive. It reduces the gap between what customers are willing and able to pay, and what it actually costs to develop some of these solutions. Instead of starting everything from scratch, you can use CAD templates to accelerate the design process. This could save engineers dozens of hours and thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/NZMu6Fr6oKdw0bi-nsNxJA8-c-lgwiRbt9ArFk-4qdQouZRqo9OS9KF_JTvYlazHKCcl2zPFmJ1hLrZu6UHuKGaCBBkwH01nr3EJQZmN2xKh8JzOYzQm14Ck8JMEfge_ZDYovLnyCkDSSR680O3KRESvH4w-wIHYM55qW01mnhTNRPIVcj9J9bocTsg-Ky1t\" width=\"778\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. CAD Design Accelerator Example (Min 4:46)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Aaron will explain how you can use this template of a device holder to accelerate your design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/xtbowu6oyiezcfrzyd3da4rfpktfx36kgdtyebb6xb-k_46ow5zi_i1ftejqyhr-rcmpdcfaj-gjdoqru4svfkclczhi4hvrg3phti58-299cscy0jm0xvb1ifhjfnc5pfi7jk7j3jpylsyls78u-ozsqoqlq0oisb_bmulbzbrajvqmzxjmu1qcbsrcuri.png\" width=\"778\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><strong>Who\u2019s the Target Audience for Design Accelerators? (8:38)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Probably junior engineers to democratize mechanical design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/atnnb6-sz7frjbrrg8sp-elmgzfg4i3maehasjollrguxukt4r5k1hqgbcphlqyla6xba_0-6jvnhert00ejewq-qu9snma15zxsjvtzzb9ydvka6cy8i63opqcy18-8pi2qkgig_7d4voiepqs-go1bhzqfsbiq5tkhfzuoqbqfycmdktzypeuhhin9q3u.png\" width=\"758\" height=\"706\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Confidence (Min 10:23)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Aaron is a pioneer and visionary. He strategically analyzes situations, makes improvements, and bets on the future by launching initiatives like the CAD Design Accelerators, that we\u2019re discussing in this article. He attributes his success with the phrase \u201cComfortable with being uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. How Can You Help? (Min 11:31)\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Moncur encourages anyone that has a request for a new design accelerator to fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/teampipeline.us\/contact\/\">this\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ee;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">form or<\/span><\/span>\u00a0reach out to him personally on his Linkedin to make the request. You can view all the current design accelerators <a href=\"https:\/\/teampipeline.us\/wave\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pipelinedesign\/\">Aaron Moncur<\/a>, visit his LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>If you read until the very end, I greatly appreciate it. I would encourage you to follow me on Linkedin so that we can stay in touch and you can be notified when more articles like this one get published. I lead with value and my writing style is direct and to the point.<\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any recommendations on who you think I should interview next? Feel free to reach out to me on Linkedin or Instagram. I read all correspondence.<\/p>\n<p>Linkedin: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafael_testai\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rafael_testai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/testai\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/testai<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered what it would be like to be mentored one-on-one by a senior engineer that\u2019s using SOLIDWORKS to successfully deliver solutions to industry clients? 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