Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast – Ep 79

Makeway, The Marble Wall Game – Elyasaf Shweka – Ep79  Elyasaf is an Industrial Designer and a self-taught Carpenter. He lives in Jerusalem, Israel and has his own small wood workshop. He is the creator of the amazing Makeway marble wall game.   His family ran a construction company and Elyasaf worked there as a project manager. However, his passion was in design…

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Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast – Ep 78

Don’t Wait too Long to Apply for your Patent– Devin Miller – Ep78   Devin is a patent attorney and the founder of Miller IP Law that focuses on startups and small businesses. He found a gap in the startup/small business area for a need in intellectual property (IP). When you work with Devin, he…

How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks?

Read Scott Tarcy‘s answer to How does one practice advanced surfacing in a 3D CAD such as SolidWorks? on Quora   I think it’s easiest to design from something physical that you can measure, or from pictures. If using picture, it makes it easier if you have a photo from the side and the front.…

I want to get involved in the mechanical engineering design process, how can I do that?

There are many ways. First off, are you in a Mechanical Engineering program in college? If so, there are many groups and activities you can get involved in. I went to Virginia Tech from 2002-2007 and I had options like Formula SAE (http://students.sae.org/cds/form… which is a project to develop a small Formula-style race car. Here…