Technology Education

Engineering / CAD - Resources

 

1. The Catapult
Dan Becker's GOOD PLANS
Knight's Armoury
Engineering Design Compeitions - Catapult Competition

2. Trebuchet
The Algorithmic Beauty of the Trebuchet
The Grey Company Trebuchet Page
TREBUCHET.COM
Ripcord's Trebuchet Stuff
The Hotspur Chronicle
Ingenious Machine
CCHS Middle Ages in Motion Project

3. Mouse Trap Powered Car
Engineering Design Compeitions - Mouse Trap Powered Car

4. Bridge & Truss Design
Truss Design Competition
Building Big Lesson Plans
Westpoint Bridge Design Competition

5. Lab Project Ideas
http://www.fsea.org/frprojct/

6. Plans
Full Scale Instrument Plans

7. Other Related Resources
Welcome to Discover Engineering Online Short Engineering Video's
Engineering Design Links
Engineering Problem Solving in the Classroom
JETS Publications
The Invention Dimension!
Simple Machines
The Design Addict

8. Conversion Tables
Metric and U.S. Equivalents
Two-way Converter for Units of Measurement by Category

9. Links to Engineering Design Competitions
Duracell - design a battery-powered device
Future Cities - design and model a future city
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair - science fair
JETS - Junior Engineering Technical Society Events
NASA Annual Moon Buggy Design Contest - design a human-powered moon buggy
NASA Design a Mission to Mars - design a mission to Mars
Craftsman Young Inventors - design and build a new tool
Toshiba Exploravision - redesign an existing technology
Westpoint Bridge Design Competion
Team America Rocketry Challenge

10. Engineering Activities
TNEdTechEdLearning Activities
Industrial Technology Competitions

 

11. AutoCAD LT Resources & Tutorials

Tips & Tricks AutoCAD Tips and Tricks Section AutoCAD Tips   Quick Commnads & Info Docs AutoCAD R2004 Quick Reference (PDF) AutoCAD Commands Cut-sheet media (paper) sizes.	Tutorials AutoCAD* Tutorial Home Page AutoCAD Tutorials Autocad Central CHS AutoCAD Tutorials CHS AutoCAD Tutorials 2 CAD Digest Tutorials upFront.eZine Cadresources.org!-Video Tutuorials Introduction to AutoCAD Customization CADResources-Links MyCad Site Tutorials ActiveDwg Drawing Objects Using Linetypes AutoCAD LT 2002 Tutorial 1 AutoCAD Tutorial 3dLinks AutoCAD Tutorials Hatching Using Images Exercise
Scaling & Layouts AutoCAD LT: Scaling to a Reference Understanding UCS Creating a Simple Model Site Layout Exercise Using AutoCAD Layouts Model Space & Layout (Paper) Space
AutoCAD Utilities (Software) AcitiveDwg

12. Rhino Tutorials

Rhino Tutorials at 3dLinks Aviation Model Making with Rhinoceros 3D Shelby Cobra 427/Rhino Tutorial also ..... HOW TO MODEL A CAR WITH Tutorials for Monster Car "Modelling a car" by Sabino Leerentvel Modeling a Mountain Bike Modeling a Sailboat Modeling a Tank Modeling a Brachiosaurus
Other Rhino Related Tutorials What you need to know about meshes	Textures Accustudio

 

13. Pre-Engineering Competitions

• Extensive list of various engineering related competions.