For over 25 years, SOLIDWORKS educators have led the way in engineering and design teaching and learning for their students. These students go on to the best careers for our commercial customers. Educators can register for 3DEXPERIENCE World in Dallas, February 11-14, 2024. Find out other reasons why for educators in my last blog post here.
On February 11-14, 2024, SOLIDWORKS is hosting 3DEXPERIENCE World, at Dallas, Texas, USA. We have some great things planned for our education community! 3DEXPERIENCE World will bring together thousands of designers, engineers, manufacturers, educators and students united by the desire to collaborate, explore, and push the limits of how design can impact the future and how you work and learn today. General Sessions During our General Sessions, you will hear from customers, notable industry
Our Value Added Reseller, GoEngineer is expanding their outreach to FIRST teams in a variety of ways. GoEngineer employees are judges, mentors and advisors to FIRST teams and STEM Education advocates. This year, GoEngineer is expanding their online education offering to FIRST students with their online SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals for FIRST Robotics Course. From understanding design intent up to manufacturing drawings and multi-part assemblies, students can learn how to create effective designs using
Rich Wells, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas, USA is teaching design, engineering and analysis courses to his students. His students are using SOLIDWORKS. But early this summer, Rich and three of his colleagues put together the “Robots and Rockets” Summer Camp for kids in grades 4-8 to have fun learning about with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) projects. Campers got to work on: 1.
Our friend and SOLIDWORKS Master Teacher, Patrick Haley shared with us the The Watermaster as part of his library of SOLIDWORKS Tutorials. These SOLIDWORKS tutorials from Cuda Country are certain to bring smiles on your students’ faces. Try this solar project in your favorite bird bath. The one and only Bird Bath Solar Fountain Pump Water Jet Boat!
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS Simulation for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring 3DEXPERIENCE Simulation and the Abaqus solver. Through the SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Simulation Lesson series, David helps educators understand 3DEXPERIENCE Simulation fundamentals through simple examples and industry practices. In this lesson, learn the proper workflow to upload a SOLIDWORKS assembly to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and perform a
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring SOLIDWORKS desktop and the integrated 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Through the 3DEXPERIENCE Works Lesson series, David helps educators understand the 3DEXPERIENCE Add-In with simple examples and industry practices. The Platform offers are available thru your Education Partner (VAR). What is 3DPlay?
Under the direction of Viacheslav Kharzhevskyi, Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine, DSc, Professor and head of the SOLIDWORKS Center in the Ukraine, over 500 students and educators have received Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) or Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) certifications. Khmelnytskyi National University (KNU) started using SOLIDWORKS software in 2006. KNU developed a program of continuous training for their students of engineering specialties using SOLIDWORKS, at the
Welding in the morning. Machining at noon. Robotics to end the day. This sounds like my type of camp.
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. Features are the individual shapes that, when combined, make up the component.
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. Create assemblies using the Bottom-up design approach, the Top-down design approach, or a combination of both methods.
To get started, download the Trace Academia App on your mobile and search SOLIDWORKS. Can we democratize technology to everyone by providing education and hands-on learning through mobile apps? Can we teach concepts of 3D Design, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, and job skills to those who never imaged the possibilities? Yes we can and it’s 100% FREE.
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. SOLIDWORKS xDesign (cloud) versus SOLIDWORKS (desktop) Create assemblies using the Bottom-up design approach, the Top-down design
Imagine if engineering students could share information about their projects and collaborate with their professors and each other. Imagine if student teams use project planning and product life cycle management tools to understand skills required by future employers. Imagine if faculty and students, with innovative ideas, can build prototypes in an incubator space and become a start-up. 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Changing How Educators Teach and Students Learn You do not have to imagine.
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. What is the main different between SOLIDWORKS model files and xDesign Physical Products?
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. Dashboards organize apps (Widgets).
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. Most xDesign features start with a sketch.
After teaching 1000’s of students and writing about SOLIDWORKS for over 25 years, David Planchard, emeritus WPI, is exploring xDesign. Through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign Lesson series, David helps educators understand the differences and similarities between xDesign and SOLIDWORKS through simple examples. He also introduces new apps in the engineering design process. I’m excited to explore xDesign and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Educators, are you teaching design and manufacturing? Students, are you working towards your first job or internship? SOLIDWORKS EDU would like to invite educators and students to register to attend our virtual “Manufacturing Day”, May 3, 2022, 9:30 AM. hosted by MetalQuest. You need to learn current trends in digital manufacturing.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform by DASSAULT SYSTEMES is a technology and business transformation platform that manages cloud and native windows applications to solve problems. Students and educators with PCs, Macs, Tablets, Mobile devices can use 100% SOLIDWORKS Cloud CAD apps as part of the 3DEXPERIENCE Works portfolio. With our latest technology, there are more cloud apps to teach and learn, industry relevant skills, anytime, anywhere and on any device. SOLIDWORKS Cloud CAD apps help you with your
3DEXPERIENCE World 2022, February 7-9, 2022 is a completely FREE virtual event. All you have to do is register and attend. Join us daily to hear from amazing engineers and innovators about how they are combining the real and the virtual to create new ways of inventing, learning, and producing the best designs. Wow astrophysicist, Dr Hakeem Oluseyi will be here!
The 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers offers the world’s best design tools for hobbyists and personal projects. If you are an educator, wanting to learn or to make things on your own, then the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers may be for you. For classroom instruction and educational institutions, we ask you to contact your value added reseller to find out more about our SOLIDWORKS Education offers for your students. Through our subscription educational offers, you have access to free
In today’s competitive job market, students need every advantage they can get. With DASSAULT SYSTEMES 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, SOLIDWORKS® Education has expanded its portfolio to bring cloud technology and collaboration into the classroom, boosting students’ employability. My friends Gian and John worked through a Hair Trimmer product design using SOLIDWORKS and our new technology applications, SOLIDWORKS Connected, 3D Sculptor and 3D Creator during a SOLIDWORKS Live event. This workflow shows an
Water, the source of life, intrigues and fascinates us. Yet, this precious resource is polluted by the way we consume it. Dassault Systèmes, through its initiative Water for Life, wants to address this challenge, and offers, through Virtual worlds, tremendous accelerators for measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses, supporting the growth of sustainability-focused innovation and empowering future generations through education. On June 8, this is Ocean Day so what about having
