[Design and Technology] Query

[Adriana Agosta]

Dear Philip,

Thankyou for your recommendations. I have forwarded your email to Stephen.


Regards

Adriana Agosta
Ed Officer TEAV



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From: <pcranswick at aitkencollege.edu.au>
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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Design and Technology] Query


> You can use whjat you like really but I STRONGLY recommend you use
> SolidWorks - 3D Modelling engineering software.  I can go on about
> it
> but here are the basics:
>
> Post Secondary education- Desgree courses in Product Design ,
> Engineering use solidworks above the others, so why not expose our
> students to it earlier? So here is a list:
> RMIT University (VIC)
> Deakin University (VIC)
> University of Melbourne (VIC)
> Swinburne University of Technology (VIC)
> Queensland University of Technology (QLD)
> University Of Technology, Sydney (NSW)
> University of Sydney (NSW)
> Sydney Institute of Technology (NSW)
> University of Western Sydney (NSW)
> UTS Faculty of Design (NSW)
> University of South Australia (SA)
> Douglas Mawson Institute of TAFE (SA)
> Australian National University (ACT)
> Curtin University (WA)
>
> I teach it to years 9 to 12 - 9 and 10 as a full on 3D Design
> elective this prepares the students to use it for Sys Tech, Des Tech
> VCD for VCE.  ( I also have got the year 6's onto it too ).
>
> It's used widely in industry around the world Growing fastest too.
> eg:
> USA - Wake County, North Carolina (17 high schools, 425 lic.)
> standardized on pre-engineering instruction on SolidWorks.
>
> USA - Thompson School District, Fort Collins, Colorado (5 middle
> schools, 5 high schools, 160 lic.) introduces seventh graders to
> SolidWorks to teach design and engineering.
>
> France - 5.000 French 'collèges' (middle schools) and 'lycées' (high
> schools) are teaching SolidWorks, having about 65% market share in
> French secondary education.
>
> Northern Ireland - 300 high schools (9.000 lic.) standardized on SWX
> for technical secondary education, taught subject since 2 years now
> is called Design & Technology
>
> Germany - a regional school authority (RP Freiburg - most
> prestigious
> mechanical engineering region in Germany) signed a central purchase
> agreement to standardize on SWX, almost all 30 technical schools are
> now using SWX.
>
> Norway - 1.300 schools (30.000 lic.) will be standardized on SWX,
> students aged 14-18 roll-out just has started.
>
> INTERCAD, the local provider is in Box Hill - Tech support is
> included in cost and is EXCELLENT.
>
> Site liscences cost a bit more HOWEVER when you factor in the cost
> of
> setting up a computer lab its pretty minor in my view for the
> relevance, quality of what you introducing the kids too.
>
> My friend in Vancouver whos taught CAD for over 20 years says after
> AutoDESK CAD he moved on to AudoDESK INVENTOR then moved on pretty
> quickly to SOLIDWORKS.  BECAUSE Excellend support and ONLINE
> TUTOREIALS and TEACHER SUPPORT.
>
> VERY popular with small manufacturing.
>
> Save small models as . STL files and you can hve them "printed" in
> 3D
> in Hawthorn (prototyping) Great for a VCD work
>
> Like I said at the beginning, Inventor and Prodesktop will serve you
> well but you will find  SolidWorks will prepare the students the
> best
> for life afterschool in my opinion.
>
> Call me any time 9333 1866 or phone InterCAD.
>
> Good luck. All the best,
>
> Philip Cranswick Head of Technology - Aitken
>
> PS : Check out these sites!
>
> http://www.solidworks.co.uk/pages/successes/Success_Stories.html
> note: these are case studies, follow the links.
>
> http://www.cadventureinc.com/company/solidworks-videos.html
> note: this site has links to sights where you can download small
> solidworks video files. Army Research Laboratory is a neat one.
>
>
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/SolidWorks_2007/SolidWorksOfficePremium2007.html
> note: This site talks about new features of Solidworks 2007. I like
> it because it shows how the design and development of the software
> is driven largely by the feedback andneeds of engineers and
> industry.
>
> http://www.solidworks.co.uk/pages/successes/viewsuccess.html?record=1140
> Great story the "Buckeye BulletV16" electric car design in
> solidworks land speed record for electric powered car.
>
> In the TEAV News you may notice that I'm offering a PD on using
> solidworks in schools. It's hands on and you'll learn how to use the
> program. Free single education version for coming too! Dec 1 and 2.
>
>
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