Review these learning modules to prepare for the CSWPA – Mold Tools exam.

Learn the fundamental aspects of the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software. You will: Create sketches using lines, rectangles, arcs, and more. You'll use dimensions and relations to define the size and shape of the sketches. Use the sketches to develop extruded bosses, cuts, revolves, and more into 3D solids, commonly called parts. Combine the parts into assemblies and define the relationships between the parts using mates. Capture manufacturing information with 2D drawings of your 3D parts and assemblies. Learn about the additional tools that allow you to do even more with your parts and assemblies. You'll learn how to edit sketches and parts to make design changes and you'll learn about configurations to create families of parts such as bolts of different lengths and diameters.

Prepare for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) exam. Learn about sketching, basic features, mass properties, assemblies, reference geometry, drawings, and other topics prior to taking the CSWA exam. Click CSWA Practice Exercises Learning Path if you would like to go through some practice exercises.

Learn about the basics of using a Structure System to create structures.

Learn some of the basics of modeling parts in SOLIDWORKS, including design intent and editing sketches and parts.

Learn multiple methods for creating and using SOLIDWORKS File Properties.

Learn multiple methods for creating SOLIDWORKS part and assembly Configurations, and related assembly Display States.

This learning path contains exercises so you can improve your proficiency with the SOLIDWORKS CAD software before taking the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) exam. We offer over 30 practice exercises in areas such as Sketching, Features and Parts, Assemblies, and Additional Tools. TIP: For best results, be sure to complete the CSWA Exam Prep Course before attempting these practice exercises.

Learn about how SOLIDWORKS Simulation can help you analyze the dynamic structural response of your parts or assemblies to the transient load or excitation. Review the basic functionality and available modules, understand the difference between static and dynamic responses of structures. Understand the transient time history and harmonic simulation modules.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Product Data Management (PDM) to help you get your design data under control and substantially improve the way your teams manage and collaborate on product development.

Working with Large Assemblies can be a challenge, but with the proper tools and techniques they can be managed. Learn about what happens when you open an assembly, choosing the best assembly mode, the available assembly techniques and some helpful settings and tips.

This learning path is designed to help new administrators get started with SOLIDWORKS PDM Standard. The learning path includes modules to help administrators: Understand the components that comprise PDM Standard. Install PDM Standard. Create a PDM vault and a client local view. Use PDM operations to validate the vault. Create Users and Groups, and assign permissions. Perform a complete backup of a PDM Standard vault.

Learn about how SOLIDWORKS Simulation can help you analyze the nonlinear static structural behavior of your part and assembly models. Review the basic functionality, review the difference between small linear displacement and large nonlinear displacement, use force control and displacement control methods, and see the effects of material nonlinearity and mesh quality on the stress results.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, which enables anyone to simulate a wide range of real world problems involving dynamics of fluids. Understand how to setup a Flow Simulation project, get familiar with the user interface, prepare assemblies for fluid simulations, define boundary conditions, goals and other important parts of the project, mesh geometries using both automated and manual approaches, postprocess results, and much more.

Learn about some of the basic functionalities of SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Become familiar with the SOLIDWORKS Electrical user interface, learn how to work with projects, create different types of schematic drawings, add symbols and components, connect them using wires and cables, and use macros and black boxes to expedite your design work.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Visualize, which enables anyone to create professional, photo-quality images and animations. Understand how to setup a Visualize project, tour the user interface, add appearances, scenes, textures, and decals to your model, animate your assemblies, and much more.

Learn about some of the tools that you can use with weldments in SOLIDWORKS parts.

Learn about the basics of using weldments in SOLIDWORKS parts.

Learn about using surfaces in SOLIDWORKS.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Utilities, which is a set of tools that lets you examine in detail the geometry of a solid model, and make comparisons to other models.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Utilities, which is a set of tools that lets you examine in detail the geometry of a solid model, and make comparisons to other models.

Learn about SOLIDWORKS Inspection to streamline the creation of inspection documents by leveraging your existing 2D legacy data, regardless of whether files are SOLIDWORKS, PDFs, or TIFFs.

Learn some of the basics of SOLIDWORKS drawings, including adding views and dimensions.

Learn more about SOLIDWORKS CAM, which is a fully integrated, Knowledge Based technology that allows you to integrate design and manufacturing processes under one system.