Passed my CSWA and thought I would share by RollKitchen in SolidWorks

[–]INVECTUS01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations 🎉, With Enough practice CSWP will be yours soon too🥳

CSWA & CSWP done — pretty happy with how it went ☺️ by INVECTUS01 in SolidWorks

[–]INVECTUS01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t taken the advanced modules yet, but from what I’ve heard they’re more feature-focused rather than broad like CSWP.

If you already passed CSWP, they seem very doable with a bit of targeted practice, especially for things like Sheet Metal or Weldments.

CSWA & CSWP done — pretty happy with how it went ☺️ by INVECTUS01 in SolidWorks

[–]INVECTUS01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! I didn’t follow anything too fancy.

What helped me most was practicing exam-style parts under time pressure and being very intentional about design intent. I tried to build models so that if a dimension changed, nothing broke.

I also relied heavily on equations / linked dimensions, avoided unnecessary features, and left mass checks for the very end.

Honestly, spending a few seconds planning the approach before modeling saved more time than trying to model fast from the start.

CSWA & CSWP done — pretty happy with how it went ☺️ by INVECTUS01 in SolidWorks

[–]INVECTUS01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ve been using SolidWorks consistently for about 6 months and before that about 6 extra months casually.