Job Skills. Employment. Retraining. Words we hear over again.
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. One of the most important concepts in CAD modeling is building in the correct design intent.
The Boston Children’s Museum Tech Kitchen is a new innovative place to meet inventors, innovators and high-tech makers as they showcase their latest fun Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEM/STEAM) applications. On Sunday May 8, from 2pm – 4pm The Tech Kitchen will host, 3D Modeling and Design with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids workshop at the Children’s Museum in Boston, MA, USA. You must register here to attend. If you are in the Boston area, you can visit the museum and let your
We are pleased to announce our partnership with BlocksCAD, a block based coding platform focused on increasing coding and math skills in elementary and middle school students. The SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids – BlocksCAD Lessons are great for fun Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) learning showcasing children’s creativity while learning about computer science and mathematics. The BlocksCAD curriculum team developed coding activities that integrate into existing activities in the
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
Betty Baker was the only female mechanical engineer to graduate from her college class. She was also the first female product engineer hired at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc., over 35 years ago. The company is headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin, and manufactures and distributes home furniture products worldwide. “There are inherent challenges in being the only woman in the engineering department,” says Baker.
3D Designer for education includes several design tools: browser-based 3D Creator, 3D Sculptor, and 3D SheetMetal Creator. Plus, it includes Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS, which enables you to connect SOLIDWORKS® to the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE® platform. When connected, you can easily upload your SOLIDWORKS models to the platform and can leverage various design tools, manage team projects, and plan key milestones. Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS eliminates the need for clunky
showcase your designs Now in its ninth year, Project of the Year (POTY) is sponsored by the 3DEXPERIENCE Edu team. Students from around the world can showcase their designs created with SOLIDWORKS and Dassault Systèmes solutions, providing them with an opportunity to build important skills and gain recognition for their innovative ideas. Our 2020 contest received over 250 projects from 27 different countries, with 17 prize-winning entries. Check out some of the highlights: 2020 POTY Winner
If you drive 84 miles west from Billings, Montana or 61 miles east from Bozeman, you find the town of Big Timber, MT the home of SOLIDWORKS client, Tuscano Machine. Tuscano Machine, LLC is a high tolerance, advanced technology, machine shop committed to building community along with rural Montana’s economy. To help create the next generation of skilled workers, Tuscano Machine created an apprenticeship program that provides on-the-job training to young people building careers in high-end
Prominently displayed at the SOLIDWORKS North American headquarters in Waltham, MA, you can see Jason Pohl’s handiwork, a custom-designed motorcycle, engineered entirely with SOLIDWORKS®. Best known for his long career at Orange County Choppers (OCC), Pohl is now an independent designer at Jason Pohl LLC. His enthusiasm for design, innovation, problem solving, and creativity is infectious. Pohl first started using SOLIDWORKS at OCC when he was 21 years old.
Celebrated for the first time on April 22, 1970 under the leadership of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who wanted to educate his students about the environment, Earth Day annually marks the anniversary of this environmental movement that has been so inspirational. We, at Dassault Systèmes, pay a great attention to the Earth and the environment in general and it is important for us to celebrate Earth Day the way it deserves. Indeed, sustainability is at the heart of Dassault Systèmes’ Corporate
Amy Hamilton, the 2021 3DEXPERIENCE World model mania winner (using xDesign), is a Technology Education/Engineering teacher at Sleepy Hill Middle School in Lakeland, Florida. She is one of the few teachers worldwide teaching SOLIDWORKS to middle schoolers. In her third year of teaching SolidWorks (2014), 29 of her students passed the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) exam. In 2018, 35 of her eighth graders passed it.
Educator and Mentor, Trevor Lewis, Voyager Middle School, Everett, WA, USA, teaches design with SOLIDWORKS, digital manufacturing with 3D Printer and laser cutters, and inspires students in his STEAM Lab. STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math, when combined with imagination, empower students to direct their future. Faced with the challenge of school closure, the STEAM Lab became virtual as Trevor expanded his YouTube channel for his students featuring xDesign and xShape, cloud
As we look to 2021, I know students will learn and be inspired from great educators and engineers to solve problems for our future. Civil Engineer, Gustave Eiffel created the global icon that continues to inspire us. What if Mr. Eiffel used the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to collaborate with his team of engineers? Engineering students today utilize tools like SOLIDWORKS to learn from the past and inspire our future.
As time closes in to end the year, I have met hundreds of educators and students – through video, chat, and email. Educators and students earned a “Perseverance” Award as they continue to learn with SOLIDWORKS on their home computer, the cloud app, xDesign on their school’s Chromebook, or SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids on a tablet. 2020 explored new software in and out of the classroom, showing that educators, no matter what the obstacles, continue to teach and students continue to learn. Around the
We first met Danielle Boyer (Ojibwe) when she was 17. You may know her as one of the Main Stage speakers at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020, as someone featured in past SOLIDWORKS Educational blogs, or from her appearance in our Born to Design podcast. She is the inventor of Every Kid Gets a Robot (EKGAR), a robot that costs less than $20 and goes to kids for free. Danielle’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) outreach continues to expand through her heritage.
Listen! It’s Not Your Mom’s or Dad’s Machine Shop Anymore. The 3DEXPERIENCE Manufacturing and Design podcast series takes students, educators and professionals through the latest in technology. Hosted by my colleagues, John Milbery and Michael Buchli, this month features two innovative manufacturing education programs at the community college and high school level.
Are you looking for a great STEM project for your classroom or your child learning in the classroom or from home? Luckily, SOLIDWORKS engineer and STEM elementary school mentor, Michael Steeves created a 1-hour workshop for you and your kids to explore with Make Something That Moves video with SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids. SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids is a collection of free, creative web-based apps for STEM learning. Follow along with Mike.
I was fortunate to be the keynote at the SolidProfessor Virtual Education Summit. Now I want to share with all educators some topics to help you prepare for the upcoming semester. SOLIDWORKS Student Access Licenses Qualified schools with SOLIDWORKS subscription can provide their students individual licenses of SOLIDWORKS Student Access. Students can install SOLIDWORKS on their own home computers.
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS – SHARE YOUR DESIGN PROJECTS! Students, your mission, should you choose to accept, is to embark on the student competition, Project of the Year 2020. For this assignment, you need to share a project created with any Dassault Systèmes solution before June 26, 2020. By accepting this mission, you have the opportunity to earn bragging rights and a large selection of high-tech prizes to win!
3DEXPERIENCE World will be here before you know it! For students 18 and older, registration ends Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Don’t miss this opportunity, come and jump-start your career and find your path to success. REGISTER NOW!
September is here and it’s back to the grind for college students. A new batch of engineering majors are gearing up for the toughest four (or more) years of their lives. There are dozens of subjects an engineering major can focus on, and the tragedy of majoring in any engineering field is that in spite of all the classes, studying, allnighters, and existential dread, college can only prepare you for so much. The best way to gain experience as an engineer is in the field.
FIRST Championships FIRST Championships – Detroit April 2018, 405 teams descended on Detroit, MI, and 405 on Houston, TX. Inside two of the largest convention centers in the country, high school students from around the world competed in one of the most exciting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) events high school students can participate in: the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). Out of the 3,660 teams from 27 countries who competed in this year’s FRC, 810 teams,were invited to
Empowering Students to Help Build Successful Careers With SOLIDWORKS® Education Edition 2018-2019, students will learn the design and engineering skills they need to jumpstart their careers. The next generation of engineers and designers must be equipped to solve problems skillfully and efficiently. The SOLIDWORKS Education Edition 2018-2019 provides students and educators professional software, local support and a connection to a massive user community to help students take their next career
