Certified SolidWorks Associate Program
As Certified SolidWorks Associates (CSWA), your students will stand out from the crowd in today’s competitive job market. CSWA certification is proof of their SolidWorks expertise and skills.
The CSWA Exam is provided in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Chinese S, Chinese T, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese.
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Who should take the CSWA Exam
CSWA certification is intended for any industry professional or student with a minimum of six to nine months of SolidWorks experience and basic knowledge of engineering fundamentals and practices. SolidWorks recommends that applicants review the online tutorials on Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings as a prerequisite, and have at least 45 hours of classroom time learning SolidWorks or using SolidWorks with basic engineering design principles and practices.
Organization of the CSWA Exam
The CSWA Exam is divided into problem sets from five major categories. There are three questions in both the “Drafting Competencies” and “Advanced Part Creation and Modification” categories, two questions in each of the “Basic Part Creation and Modification" and "Intermediate Part Creation and Modification” categories, and four questions in the "Assembly Creation" category.
The questions refer to an in-depth, illustrated, dimensioned model. The minimum passing grade is 165 out of 240 points.
The following information provides general guidelines for content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics also may appear on any specific delivery of the exam.
Drafting Competencies (3 Questions of 5 Points Each)
- Miscellaneous questions on drafting functionality, specifically drafting view creation
Basic Part Modeling (2 Questions of 15 Points Each)
- Read and understand an engineering drawing document
- Identify the reference plane and part origin, and apply design intent
- Apply 2D and 3D Sketches
- Build a part from a detailed, dimensioned illustration
- Apply extruded boss/base, extruded cut, fillet, and chamfer features
- Calculate the mass, volume, and material properties for the created model
- Apply geometric relations and dimensions
- Make simple modifications of the part
Intermediate Part Modeling (2 Questions of 15 Points Each)
- Read and understand an engineering drawing document
- Identify the reference plane and part origin, and apply design intent
- Apply 2D and 3D Sketches
- Build a part from a detailed, dimensioned illustration
- Apply revolved boss/base, revolved cut, extruded cut, fillet, circular pattern, and chamfer features
- Calculate the mass, volume, and material properties for the created model
- Apply geometric relations and dimensions
- Make simple modifications of the part
Advanced Part Modeling (3 Questions of 15 Points Each)
- Read and understand an engineering drawing document
- Identify the reference plane and part origin, and apply design intent
- Apply 2D and 3D Sketches
- Build an advanced part from a detailed, dimensioned illustration
- Apply extruded boss/base, extruded cut, fillet, and chamfer features
- Calculate the mass, volume, and material properties for the created model
- Apply geometric relations and dimensions
- Make more difficult modifications of the part
Assembly Modeling (4 Questions of 30 Points Each)
- Specify document properties
- Identify the components to construct the assembly from a detailed illustration
- Determine the first fixed component and position
- Build a bottom-up assembly with standard mates from a detailed illustration
- Calculate the assembly’s center of mass
- Measure distances between specified components
CSWA Certificate
After a student passes the CSWA Exam and signs the required agreements, the SolidWorks Provider will print out the CSWA Certificate, identifying the candidate’s CSWA Career Certification ID and valid certification date. A CSWA Certificate also is available from the SolidWorks Virtual Testing Center: www.virtualtester.com/solidworks.
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