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Tips And Tricks To Prep For The CSWP Exam

Avelino Rochino, DS SolidWorks Certification

Who I am...
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Avelino Rochino, Certification Specialist Member of the SW Product Definition Team for 4.5 years before joining Certification Specialized in defining Sheet Metal, Weldments, Routing, and Core Functionality

Present SolidWorks Certification Products

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CSWA Associate level certification CSWP Core Professional level certification CSWP Advanced Certifications:
Sheet Metal Surfacing Mold Tools Weldments FEA

Present SolidWorks Certification Products

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CSWE Expert Certification Top Certification

Requirements: CSWP Exam Minimum three CSWP Advanced Certifications

CSWP Core Modeling Exam (CSWP-Core)

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CSWP Background Cheaters Guide: Preview and hints for each segment of the exam CSWA/CSWP coupons

A little history
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Third generation of the CSWP Core exam.

Second generation on-line CSWP exam. Very first CSWP test was proctored and had to be taken at a testing center

Recommended for the experienced user.

Roughly at least 6 months full-time experience is recommended before taking this exam.

What do I need to take my CSWP? (H/W and S/W)

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Required: Connection to the Internet VirtualTester Client SolidWorks 2008 or later

Commercial or Student Edition license

Optional: Dual monitors

Why?
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Why should I bother getting my CSWP? Convenient and honest measurement of SolidWorks mastery Good metric for management/employee/consultant
Help in negotiation of bonus, pay raise, or pay fee

Taking exams will make you smarter

Prepping for exam will make you review/learn new functionality

Why now?
Why should I bother getting my CSWP now as opposed to later? Free for all on Sub Services Contract Free for all who attend this User Group Mtg You are at height of SW knowledge If employed you have access to SW now
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CSWP Core Exam Features

Test are taken in three segments
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Three segments varying from 40 to 90 mins. Once a segment is passed user never has to repeat that segment User can take segments in any order and at any time Once all three segments are passed user automatically receives CSWP certificate

Many questions have downloaded models

Must use SolidWorks to open files Varying downloads reduce ability to cheat NEVER EVER modify the downloaded files in any way unless instructed to do so.

Mixture of multiple choice and fill-in questions reduce progressive errors

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Inside the CSWP-Core Exam

Recommended Training Courses:
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SolidWorks Essentials
Advanced Part Modeling Advanced Assembly Modeling

Recommended SolidWorks Version: SolidWorks 2008 and later

Exam Length: Three Segments, Total 210 minutes Minimum Passing grade for each segment: 75% All candidates receive electronic certificates, business card logos and optional personal listing on the CSWP directory when they pass.

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Testing Client
Test runs in its own client outside of SolidWorks:
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Drawings and Images

Detailed instructions with scrolling control Multiple choice

Timer

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Testing Client
Client can be re-sized to be displayed alongside SW:

Fill-in-the-blank

Testing Client
Best to use dual monitors set-up
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If dual monitors arent available re-size Client so its displayed alongside SW:
In SolidWorks go to Help > Tutorials to automatically resize SW screen (or you can simply drag corner of SW window) Adjust Client by dragging corners so it fits next to reduced SW screen

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CSWP Exam: Segment 1

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Segment 1 (90 Minutes)

Create a part from scratch Use dimension links and equations to aid in modeling Use of equations to relate dimensions Update of parameters and dimension sizes

Mass property analysis

Modification of geometry on initial part to create a more complex part

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What it covers
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Segment 1 (90 Minutes) Transform a solid and manage its parameters

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

At Stage 1 and Stage 3 you will be asked to make simple parametric changes Part MUST be robust and easy to modify parametrically.

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Segment 1 Hints
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Practice Linked Dimensions and Equations Linked dimensions will make parameter modification much easier for Seg 1 Linked dimensions and equations automatically organizes the model Re-label dimensions to make identifying changing parameters much easier

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Segment 1 Hints
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For each Stage during test there is a Multiple Choice questionmake sure answer is among choices available Do CSWP Practice exam at www.solidworks.com/cswp (click on CSWP link on left, then Practice Exam link on right of page)

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What it covers
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Segment 2 (40 Minutes)

Creating configurations from other configurations Changing configurations Design Table creation and modification Changing features of a part that is given to you

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Segment 2 Hints
Part 1: Configurations and Design Table
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Practice dimension modification across Configs Practice feature suppression across Configs Create a new configuration based on another configuration Practice creating a Design Table (DT) and adding a configuration using DT

Part 2: Modifying history of an existing part

Before modifying anything, step through Feature history one feature at a time Recognize where key features are such as Shells or Extrude-Cuts so that any changes will contain proper shapes afterwards

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What it covers
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Segment 3 (80 Minutes)

Mates Creating an assembly Adding parts to an assembly Moving parts with collision detection

Replacing a part with another part in the assembly

Creating a coordinate system Using a coordinate system to do mass properties analysis

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Segment 3 Hints
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Assembly Functionality: Practice all the Standard and Advanced Mates Collision Detection - Move Component command Flexible Assemblies - Practice how to make an assembly Flexible or Fixed Practice how to completely replace an existing part in an assembly

Multiple Choice and Fill-in-the-blank Questions: Each problem set consists of a design that is progressively built or modified with fill in the blank and multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions allow the user to see where he may be off track. If your answer isnt one of the multiple choice answers, then you messed up something in between that question and the previous multiple choice question (usually two or three questions back).

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Questions?
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Email me if you need more information:

Avelino Rochino

[email protected]
www.solidworks.com/cswp

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