Mechatronics Engineering: Reference Resources

Learn which tools to use, when to use them, and where to find them;
Understand basic sketching operations and best practices
Explore and practice with Inventor's part modeling capabilities;
Learn how to use the assembly modeling tools to bring your parts together;
Make an impact with exploded views and animations of assembled designs;
Create fabrication drawings to bring your project to the physical world;
Take advantage of the newest features introduced with Inventor 2017

These quick and simple video tutorials are the perfect way to break into the Arduino space. John Baichtal leads you through the fundamentals in an easy to follow learning path. In no time at all you will become familiar with the Arduino hardware. You’ll learn how to program the Arduino and connect sensors.

Delve into aesthetics and grasp the difference between beauty and appeal;
Learn to visualize physical forces using free body, stress strain, and stress-life diagrams;
See the connection between an avalanche, the nature of force, and load transmission;
Understand the relationship between shapes and their load-bearing abilities;
See how impacts, fatigue, and stress cycles cause things to buckle or break;
Use sailboats to understand three aspects of drag: friction, pressure, and wave making;
Understand the heat transferring properties of conduction, convection, and radiation

Mastering 3D Printing LiveLessonsteaches the fundamentals of 3D printing, including how to design objects using free, open source 3D modeling software and use a consumer-grade desktop 3D printer to turn a 3D model into a physical object.