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Official Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Examination Guide
SolidWorks 2009 SolidWorks 2010 SolidWorks 2011 The only authorized CSWA exam preparation guide
By David C. Planchard & Marie P. Planchard (CSWP)

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CHAPTER 3 - BASIC PART ANDINTERMEDIATE PART CREATION AND MODIFICATION
Objectives
Basic Part Creation and Modification and Intermediate Part Creation and Modification are two of the five categories on the CSWA exam. This chapter covers the knowledge to create and modify models for these categories from detailed dimensioned illustrations. There are two questions on the CSWA exam in the Basic Part Creation and Modificationcategory. One question is in a multiple choice single answer format and the other question (Modification of the model) is in the fill in the blank format. Each question is worth fifteen (15) points for a total of thirty (30) points. You are required to build a model, with six or more features and to answer a question either on the overall mass, volume, or the location the Center of mass for thecreated model relative to the default part Origin location. You are then requested to modify the part and answer a fill in the blank format question. There are two questions on the CSWA exam in the Intermediate Part Creation and Modification category. One question is in a multiple choice single answer format and the other question (Modification of the model) is in the fill in the blank format. Eachquestion is worth fifteen (15) points for a total of thirty (30) points. You are required to build a model, with six or more features and to answer a question either on the overall mass, volume, or the location of the Center of mass for the created model relative to the default part Origin location. You are then requested to modify the model and answer a fill in the blank format question. Themain difference between the Basic Part Creation and Modification category and the Intermediate Part Creation and Modification or the Advance Part Creation and Modification category is the complexity of the sketches and the number of dimensions and geometric relations along with an increase in the number of features.

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Basic and Intermediate Part Creation

On the completion of thechapter, you will be able to: • Read and understand an Engineering document used in the CSWA exam: • • Identify the Sketch plane, part Origin location, part dimensions, geometric relations, and design intent of the sketch and feature

Build a part from a detailed dimensioned illustration using the following SolidWorks tools and features: • 2D & 3D sketch tools, Extruded Boss/Base, Extruded Cut,Fillet, Mirror, Revolved Base, Chamfer, Reference geometry, Plane, Axis, Calculate the overall mass and volume of the created part, and Locate the Center of mass for the created part relative to the Origin

The complexity of the models along with the features progressively increases throughout this chapter to simulate the final types of models that would be provided on the exam. FeatureManagernames were changed through various revisions of SolidWorks. Example: Extrude1 vs. Boss-Extrude1. These changes do not affect the models or answers in this book.

Read and understand an Engineering document
What is an Engineering document? In SolidWorks a part, assembly or drawing is referred to as a document. Each document is displayed in the Graphics window. During the exam, each question willdisplay an information table on the left side of the screen and drawing information on the right. Read the provided information and apply it to the drawing. Various values are provided on each question. If you don’t find your answer (within 1%) in the multiple choice single answer format section - recheck your solid model for precision and accuracy. Copy the corresponding CSWA Model Folder from...