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Organizing Projects and Repairing Xrefs in AutoCAD

In this course, we focus on being the CAD Manager, which includes responsibilities such as managing a project, working with people throughout the entire company …

August 14, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Working with Complex Assemblies in SOLIDWORKS

In our SOLIDWORKS Advanced Assemblies course, you’ll learn the best practices and techniques for efficiently creating and working with complex assemblies …

August 8, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Lower Engineering Costs by Designing for Manufacturing

Design for manufacturing (DFM) helps engineers and designers recognize possible product design issues, avoid common pitfalls, and impact business efficiency …

July 26, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

An Introduction to Rhino’s Modeling Tools

Master the skills to create 3D objects from scratch.

July 26, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

The Basics of Plastic Part Design & Injection Molding

The product and mold design process in SOLIDWORKS is integrated into a single software, allowing you to create plastic, cast, and formed designs and make changes …

July 26, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Fully Define Parts & Assemblies with DimXpert & TolAnalyst

As a designer, it’s important to fully define the size, positioning, and allowable variance or tolerance for all individual features on a component before …

July 12, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Quickly Import your AutoCAD DWG or DXF File into SOLIDWORKS

There are a variety of reasons companies make the switch from 2D AutoCAD files to SOLIDWORKS files.

July 12, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Real-world Applications of SOLIDWORKS Surfacing Techniques

Whether you’re designing aesthetically pleasing consumer products, modeling curvature continuous …

July 6, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen

Enabling the Next Generation of Innovators with FIRST®

SolidProfessor is helping the teams participating in the FIRST® Robotics by providing them with the resource they need to design & build their robots …

March 4, 2017 | Quinn Frantzen