Certified Solidworks Professional and Advanced Exam Tutorials

The CSWP (Certified Solidworks Professional) exam is designed to show a users “ability to design and analyze parametric parts and movable assemblies using a variety of complex features”. The context of the exam is limited to Solidworks software and a users ability to navigate the program for drafting and design tasks. Certification can be used to leverage a promotion or raise, boost a resume, or measure the results of ongoing training.

3dEngr.com has taken an intensive look at all of the exams and provides a list of study guides and tutorials for each exam. These guide cover tips and tricks for passing the exam, an overview of the material and walk through tutorials of content covered on each exam.

Exam Length: 2 hours

Minimum Passing grade: 75%
All candidates receive electronic certificates and a personal listing on the CSWP directory* when they pass.

Exam features hands-on challenges in many of these areas of SolidWorks Sheet Metal functionality:

• Linear Edge Flange
• Curved Edge Flange
• Miter Flange
• Closed Corner
• Gauge Tables
• Bending calculation options:
• Bend Allowance
• Bend Deduction
• K-Factor
• Hem
• Jog
• Sketched Bend
• Forming Tool
• Unfold and Fold
• Flatten

Exam Length: 90 minutes
Minimum Passing grade: 80%
All candidates receive electronic certificates and personal listing on the CSWP directory* when they pass.
Note:  You must use at least SolidWorks 2008 for this exam.  Any use of a previous version will result in the inability to open some of the testing files.

Exam features hands-on challenges in many of these areas of the SolidWorks Mold Tools functionality:

• Parting Line Creation
• Parting Line Surface Creation
• Draft Analysis
• Shut-off Surface Creation
• Imported Part Repair
• Cavity Tool
• Parting Line Split Face

Exam Length: 2 hours

Minimum Passing grade: 75%
All candidates receive electronic certificates and a personal listing on the CSWP directory* when they pass.

Note: You must use at least SolidWorks 2009 sp4 for this exam. Any use of a previous version will result in the inability to open some of the testing files.

Exam features hands-on challenges in many of these areas of SolidWorks Weldment functionality:

• Weldment profile creation
• Placing the Weldment profile in the Weldment profile library
• Basic and Advanced Weldment Part creation
• Weldment corner modification
• Placing gaps at corners and segment intersections
• End Caps
• Gussets
• Weldment Part modification
• Trim/Extend Command
• 3D Sketch Creation
• Cut List Folder management in the Weldment Part
• Cut List creation in the Weldment Drawing