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STEM Education in Metro Detroit | GoEngineer Gives Back

STEM Education Dec 29, 2021

FIRST Robotics and STEM education helps shape and inspire the next generation of designers and manufacturers. At our GoEngineer training lab in Auburn Hills, MI, students from Lake Orion learned how to build a model phone cradle using SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software, that would then be 3D printed on a Stratasys Fortus 450 FDM 3D printer.

Displaying Expanded Metal in SOLIDWORKS Without Designing It

SOLIDWORKS Tips & Tricks Dec 22, 2020
Expanded metal is a type of sheet metal that has been cut and stretched to form a regular pattern to look like a mesh. It is commonly used for fences, walkways, grates, and as metallic lath to support plaster or stucco. While the part itself is nothing more than a plate with holes in it and is not much to sketch and pattern - this geometry in CAD is a monster!

SOLIDWORKS Basics: Crossing the Bridge From 2D to 3D

SOLIDWORKS CAD Sep 14, 2020
New SOLIDWORKS users may be wondering what files should be used, when those files should be used, and when should they be doing what. In this article, we'll go over some SOLIDWORKS basics - let's start with terminology.