After all that time spent reviewing I managed to grab a few free hours to take the CSWP Sheet Metal exam. The first go around I had a system crash halfway through when downloading some attached material. Thankfully I sent an Email to Solidworks certification folks and got a speedy reply and solution from a great guy over there, Avelino. The second go around there were no major issues and I managed to complete the 15 question exam in 77 minutes (you are allotted 90). No perfect score this time, although when looking back now I see what I likely made my mistakes, not so many that I failed of course and the result was this little certificate.
So what does the certificate mean. According to Solidworks
The completion of the Certified SolidWorks Professional Sheet Metal exam shows that an individual has successfully passed a skills test that demonstrates their ability to use the sheet metal tools inside of SolidWorks. Employers can be confident that an individual possessing this certification understands the set of tools inside SolidWorks that will aid in the design of sheet metal components.
Not bad, I think the test could have been a bit more comprehensive but it did a good job of requiring the use of each feature type. Due to the precision required for answers (usually within .2%) it also verifies that a user can pay attention to detail or rather has the ability to trouble shoot for slight variations.
Now what? Mold Tools are in my wheel house but Surfacing has always been fun….