Solidworks 2025 - Become A Certified Associate Today (Cswa)

Start Your SOLIDWORKS Journey from Zero: Practical Projects, Expert Support, and Proven Design Methods

What you'll learn

Confidently navigate the SOLIDWORKS interface and utilize essential tools for sketching, modeling, and assembling parts.

Create and modify 2D sketches and 3D models using a variety of features such as extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, fillet, and chamfer.

Build and manage assemblies by applying mates and constraints to combine multiple components into functional designs.

Generate professional 2D engineering drawings that clearly communicate design intent, including views, dimensions, annotations, and drawing standards.

Requirements

There are no prior skills or experience required to take this course!

A willingness to learn and explore

Description

Master SOLIDWORKS from the Ground UpThis expertly designed course offers a structured and practical pathway for individuals with no prior experience in SOLIDWORKS to develop the skills and knowledge expected to become a Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA). Through a hands-on, learn-by-doing methodology, learners will gain the confidence to use SOLIDWORKS in designing innovative solutions and proudly showcase their proficiency on their resumes.Note: This is not a shortcut to certification. The course emphasizes skill mastery through practical application, ensuring participants are fully prepared for the certification exam.What This Course Offers:Hands-On Learning Approach: You’ll engage in a wide range of practical exercises and real-world projects designed to help you build confidence and competence in using SOLIDWORKS.Expert Support: Throughout the course, you’ll have access to experienced instructors and professionals who are ready to answer your questions, clarify concepts, and guide you through challenges.Passionate Learning Community: You’ll become part of a dynamic community of passionate learners and designers, all working together to push the boundaries of innovation and creativity.Engaging and Comprehensive Topics: The course covers a broad spectrum of SOLIDWORKS functionalities—from sketching and modeling to assemblies and technical drawings—ensuring you gain a well-rounded understanding of the software.Best Practices in Design and Modeling: You’ll learn industry-relevant techniques and best practices that will elevate the quality and efficiency of your design work.Start your journey toward becoming a SOLIDWORKS professional today – no prior experience required. All you need is access to the SOLIDWORKS software.Why Choose This Course?Expert Instruction from Tayseer Almattar, author of the acclaimed “Learn SOLIDWORKS” series published by Packt.Community Support through an exclusive student forum and expert Q&A.Optimized Learning Experience with enlarged interface icons, annotated lectures, and clearly focused video segments.Modular Design – each lecture is self-contained for easy reference and review.Skills You Will Acquire:Navigating the SOLIDWORKS interface with ease.Creating and defining sketches using various commands and constraints.Utilizing over 10 key features to build 3D models (e.g., extrude, revolve, sweep, loft).Generating reference planes and modifying parts to meet design requirements.Exploring material properties and calculating mass, volume, and center of gravity.Assembling components and producing detailed technical drawings.Interpreting drawing annotations and documentation standards.Take the first step toward mastering SOLIDWORKS today. Click the “Enroll Now” button and begin building the skills that will power your next great creation.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 What is SOLIDWORKS?

Section 2: Interface and Navigation

Lecture 3 Section Intro

Lecture 4 Starting a new part

Lecture 5 The command bar, canvas, and design tree

Lecture 6 Adjusting the document's measurement system

Lecture 7 Using the mouse for good

Lecture 8 Section conclusion

Lecture 9 Let's talk: Why 3D modeling?

Section 3: Sketching

Lecture 10 Section intro

Lecture 11 Selecting your first plane

Lecture 12 Linking to the origin

Lecture 13 Sketching basic shapes - rectangles and lines

Lecture 14 Sketching basic shapes - circles, arcs, and ellipses

Lecture 15 Using dimensions to define our sketches

Lecture 16 Using angles to define our sketches

Lecture 17 Using relations to define our sketches, part 1 - lines and points

Lecture 18 Using relations to define our sketches, part 2 - circles, ellipses, and lines

Lecture 19 Automated relations

Lecture 20 Knowing and deleting active relations

Lecture 21 Construction lines

Lecture 22 Sketching mirrors, offsets, patterns, and trims

Lecture 23 Exercises on sketching

Lecture 24 Teaser to going 3D

Lecture 25 Section conclusion

Section 4: Our Most Basic Features

Lecture 26 Section intro

Lecture 27 What are features?

Lecture 28 Our first features - extrude boss, cut, and fillet

Lecture 29 Editing and deleting features

Lecture 30 Selected contours

Lecture 31 Chamfers

Lecture 32 Design intent - design priorities

Lecture 33 More on the design tree

Lecture 34 More on design intent

Lecture 35 Practicing our first features

Lecture 36 Section conclusion

Lecture 37 Exercises on basic features

Section 5: Materials and Mass Properties

Lecture 38 Section intro

Lecture 39 Assigning structural materials

Lecture 40 Viewing mass properties

Lecture 41 Exercises on materials and mass properties

Lecture 42 Section Conclusion

Section 6: Complex Features

Lecture 43 Section introduction

Lecture 44 Features end conditions

Lecture 45 Revolved boss and cut

Lecture 46 Swept boss and cut

Lecture 47 Reference geometries - planes

Lecture 48 Lofted boss and cut

Lecture 49 Article - shortcuts to speed up your work

Lecture 50 Practicing our complex features

Lecture 51 Exercises on complex features

Lecture 52 Section conclusion

Lecture 53 How is it going?

Section 7: Assemblies

Lecture 54 Section intro

Lecture 55 Opening an assembly file

Lecture 56 Types of mates in an assembly

Lecture 57 The first (fixed) part

Lecture 58 Standard mates - coincident, parallel, and perpendicular

Lecture 59 Standard mates - tangent and concentric

Lecture 60 Finding and editing existing mates

Lecture 61 Adjusting your fixed parts

Lecture 62 Standard mates - distance and angle

Lecture 63 Standard mate - lock

Lecture 64 Reference geometries - coordinate systems

Lecture 65 Practicing our first assemblies mates

Lecture 66 Exercises for you!

Lecture 67 Section conclusion

Section 8: 2D Engineering Drawing

Lecture 68 Section intro

Lecture 69 Why are 2D engineering drawings important

Lecture 70 Opening a drawing file

Lecture 71 Drawing measurement system

Lecture 72 Creating standard orthographic views

Lecture 73 Changing the drawing scale

Lecture 74 Dimensions, holes, centerlines, and display style

Lecture 75 That information block

Lecture 76 Exporting the drawing as PDF or an image

Lecture 77 More drawing competencies

Lecture 78 Exercises on drawing

Lecture 79 Section conclusion

Section 9: Wrapping up

Lecture 80 Taking the SOLIDWORKS CSWA exam

Lecture 81 Lets hear back from you

Lecture 82 Bonus

Complete beginners with no prior experience in SOLIDWORKS or 3D design,Professionals in design, manufacturing, or product development seeking to add SOLIDWORKS to their skill set,Hobbyists, makers, and tinkerers who want to bring their ideas to life through 3D modeling,Students and engineering learners looking to build a strong foundation in CAD and prepare for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) exam,Anyone curious about how digital products are designed and assembled