Younger generation goes 3D
Young US designers are finding 3D CAD invaluable when entering design competitions – then find it doubly useful when they enter industry.
Bryan Bischoff, a senior at Long Beach City College in California, used a SolidWorks student edition to teach himself how to design in 3D. He led a team that designed an under water remotely operated vehicle for the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center’s International ROV Competition.
“Being able to see what we’ve designed before we make it is huge because we don’t waste time fixing problems later,” he said. “That visualisation helps us tackle some tough design challenges involving buoyancy and thrust in an underwater environment. Learning these skills and becoming adept at using SolidWorks helped me get my current job designing industrial power transformers.”
SolidWorks is donating free licenses of SolidWorks and Cosmos design analysis software to students engaged in four robot design competitions in the US
