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What Are the Benefits of Technology in the Classroom?

For some educators, technology is a four-lettered word.

February 5, 2019 | Kelly Mantick

4 Ways to Improve Large Assembly Performance in SOLIDWORKS

Working with large assemblies in SOLIDWORKS can be very challenging — and even frustrating — if you’re not familiar with some basic large assembly performance improvement techniques.

January 23, 2019 | Jason Wright

5 Fun Projects for Your 3D Printer

If you’ve had access to a 3D printer for a while, you’ve likely tried plenty of projects like printing calibration cubes to attempt getting just the right amount of extrusion.

January 17, 2019 | Chris Main

Is Your High School Engineering Program Meeting These 3 Goals?

Creating robust engineering programs is tough.

January 16, 2019 | Kelly Mantick

How to Enhance Your Project Lead The Way Engineering Curriculum

Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the nonprofit provider of STEM curricula for elementary, middle, and high schools, has been buzzing around school halls for years.

January 16, 2019 | Kelly Mantick

What Are the Mechanical Assembly Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2019?

Taking a look at the use and setup of the seven mechanical mates in SOLIDWORKS Choosing which mates to use when building your assemblies in SOLIDWORKS depends on what you want to do with the assembly itself.

January 14, 2019 | Patrick Ehrhardt

What Are Advanced Assembly Mates in SOLIDWORKS 2019?

An introduction to SOLIDWORKS’ 7 advanced assembly mates and when to use them When you’re building a static assembly — or even one that just needs to look a certain way for renders or meetings — the standard mates in SOLIDWORKS (coincident, parallel, perpendicular, tangent, concentric, lock, distance, angle) will usually be enough.

January 9, 2019 | Patrick Ehrhardt

How to Scale in AutoCAD

If you’ve ever seen a model of a small electronic train chugging along a little metal track lined with cotton-ball bushes and a painted foam mountain, you’ve seen how important scale is.

January 3, 2019 | Jisell Howe

How to Write a Grant Application: Start Writing a Grant Proposal for Education

Winning grant money is often the difference between implementing engaging, innovative curricula in the classroom and sticking with the same, out-of-date methods.

December 19, 2018 | Kelly Mantick