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SOLIDWORKS 2017-23 :Become a Certified Associate Today-CSWA

Name: SOLIDWORKS 2017-23 :Become a Certified Associate Today-CSWA
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SOLIDWORKS Training: Learn to Master SOLIDWORKS to the Associate Certification Level Even if You are a Complete Beginner

Created byTayseer Almattar

Last updated 6/2025

English

What you'll learn

Confidently list your SOLIDWORKS skills in your resume
Use SOLIDWORKS to design/draft your next innovation
Take with confidence SOLIDWORKS Associate Certification test
Self-learn advanced functions in SOLIDWORKS
Use SOLIDWORKS to create basic models

Course content

12 sections • 91 lectures • 5h 26m total length

What is this course?1:48
This lecture covers:

What is the course about.
Who is the course instructor.
What does the course cover.
What method is used in teaching the course.
What you should be able to do by the end of the course.
How to Study this course?! In a Udemy-Technical-Sense !!1:07
This lecture discusses:

How to watch this course
Watch on HD
Post in discussion board
Other Udemy related topics
What is SOLIDWORKS?0:32
This lecture discusses:
What is SOLIDWORKS.
What are some benefits for learning SOLIDWORKS.
Number of existing SOLIDWORKS users.
The SOLIDWORKS Version(s) we are using for this course and download info.0:40
This lecture discusse

The SOLIDWORKS versions we are using for this course.
Why are we using SW 2017 for instructions and SW 2013 for supplementary materials.

What is in this section? (Interface and Navigation)1:04
This lecture covers:

What is covered in the section: Basic SOLIDWOKRS Interface and Navigation
Starting a New Part0:49
This lecture will show you:

Different types of files you can start with SOLIDWORKS.
How to start a new part.
The Command Bar, Canvas and Design Tree1:36
This lecture will teach you:

The major parts of SOLIDWORKS interface.
What is the command bar, canvas and design tree.
Adjusting the Document's Measurement Units4:21
This lecture will teach you:

The meaning of Document Measurement Units.
What are the document measurement units and how you can change them.
Utilizing the Mouse for More Efficient Models Control and Creation1:41
This lecture will teach you:

The type of mouse that would work best with SOLIDWORKS.
Tips on how to use the mouse for easier modelling and navigation.
Switch your SOLIDWORKS interface to Dark Mode0:18
Section Conclusion: Basic Interface and Navigation0:26
Here are concluding remarks for the section "Basic SOLIDWORKS Interface and Navigation".
Discussion - Why Learn 3D Modeling?0:15

What is in this Section?! Lets Start Sketching0:57
This lecture covers:

What is covered in the section: Let's Start Sketching
Select a Plane to Sketch on2:05
This lecture covers:

What are sketch planes
What are the standard three sketching planes
How to select a plane to start sketching
WATCH OUT!! Always Link your Sketches to the Origin0:45
This lecture covers:

TIP of always linking to the fixed origin.
Sketching Basic Shapes Part 1 - Rectangles and Lines4:18
This lecture covers:

How to take the first step to sketch shapes.
How sketch lines.
How to sketch rectangles.
Different methods of sketching rectangles.
Sketching Basic Shapes Part 2 - Circles, Arcs and Ellipses5:11
This lecture covers:

How to sketch circles.
How to sketch arcs.
What are the major and minor axises of an ellipse.
How to sketch an ellipse.
Using Dimensions (Distances) to Define Your Sketch11:53
This lecture covers:

How to use dimensions to define your sketches via "Smart Dimension" command.
What is an under-defined sketch, fully-defined sketch, and over-defined sketch.
How to know if your sketch is fully defined.
Yes, we can use Angles too!!2:31
This lecture covers:

How to use angles to fully define your sketch (using "Smart Dimension")
Using Relations to Define your Sketch Part 1 - Between Lines and Points9:44
This lecture covers:

What are relations in SOLIDWORKS.
Relations that involve a line, two lines, a point and a line and two points.
How to use relations to define your sketches. Relations covered here are:
Horizontal
Vertical
Merge
Midpoint
Coincident
Parallel
Perpendicular
Equal
Using Relations to Define Your Sketches Part 2 -Between Circles, Ellipses, Lines11:16
This lecture covers:

Relations that involve circles and ellipses (curves).
How to use relations to define your sketches. Relations covered here are:
Concentric
Equal
Tangent
SOLIDWORKS Applying Relations Automatically!! How does that work!?3:44
This lecture covers:

Relations that SOLIDWORKS apply automatically.
How to automatically apply relations in SOLIDWORKS.
How to know which relation is being applied automatically.
Knowing and Deleting Active Relations2:22
This lecture covers:

How to know which relations are active.
How to know which parts of a sketch a relation is linked to.
How to Delete active relations.
Additional Lines: Construction Lines and Center Lines2:46
This lecture covers:

What are construction and centre lines.
What are construction lines used for.
How to convert lines/shapes into construction lines/shapes.
More Sketch Commands: Mirror, Offset, Patterns and Trim7:05
This lecture covers:

What are the sketching commands: Mirror, Offset, Patterns and Trim.
How would those commands make sketching easier and faster.
How to use the commands:
Mirror
Offset
Pattern
Trim
EXERCISES on Sketching.... Practice, Practice, Practice.0:17
This lecture covers:

Exercises in which you can apply your sketching skills!
Teaser to the next Section: GOING 3D1:07
This lecture covers:

A teaser to the next section in we will start making 3D models.
Section Conclusion: Let us Start Sketching0:38
This lecture covers:

Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Start Sketching.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.

What is in This Section?! Lets Start Applying Basic Features!1:04
This lecture covers:
What are the topics covered in the section: Let's Start Applying Basic Features
What are Features?! Where do they Fall in Modelling!?0:15
This lecture covers:
What are features.
Three 'starter' steps to apply features.
Our First Features: Extrude Boss, Cut Extrude, and Fillet10:11
This lecture covers:
What are the features Extrude boss, Cut Extrude and Fillets
How to apply multiple features in one body.
How to define the feature Extrude boss.
How to utilize faces as sketch planes.
How to define the feature Cut extrude.
How to define the feature Fillet.
How to apply shortcuts in applying Fillets.
Previewing the features before apply them.
Let us Edit and Delete Features.5:01
This lecture covers:
How to identify features from the design tree.
How to edit a specific feature from the design tree.
How changes in features affect different parts of the design.
How to delete a specific feature from the design tree.
How to interpret feature deletion pop-up message.
How could deleting a feature affect the rest of the part.
Let us do Chamfers now6:42
This lecture covers:
Review: how to delete a feature.
What are chamfers
What is the difference between fillets and chamfers
How to define chamfers by an Angle and a Distance
How to define chamfers by two Distances
How to define chamfers by Vertexes
Design Priorities_ A point in Design Intent7:12
This lecture covers:
How to model the same model using different approaches.
How can the same part modification have a different effect is the same looking model.
How to priorities your modeling approach based on your design intent.
More on Design Intent!0:16
Let us Practice our First Features!9:24
This lecture covers:
Interpreting a drawing to model a part.
How to plan the creation of a model into different steps.
Drafting a model using the features:
Extrude Boss.
Extrude Cut.
Chamfers (defined by distance-distance).
Review: Applying linear patterns to create sketches.
EXERCISES on Basic Modelling..... Practice, Practice, Practice0:18
This lecture covers:
Exercises in which you can apply your basic features skills!
Section Conclusion: Let's Start Applying Basic Features!0:30
This lecture covers:
Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Start Applying Basic Features.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.
Join Our SOLIDWORKS Community0:22

What is this Section?! Let's Start Applying more Complex Features0:54
The lecture covers:
What are the topics covered in the section: Let's Start Applying more Complex Features.
The Features: Revolved Boss and Revolved Cut!12:14
This lecture covers:

What are the features Revolved Boss and Revolved Cut.
How to plan your sketch to apply the features Revolved Boss and Revolved Cut.
What is an axis of revelation.
How the define the features Revolved Boss and Revolved Cut.
How to utilize the features Revolved Boss and Revolved Cut to model a part from a drawing.
The Features: Swept Boss and Swept Cut8:00
This lecture covers:

What are the features Swept Boss and Swept Cut.
How many sketch are needed to apply Swept features.
What is profile sketch and a guide sketch.
How does profile and guide sketches interact with each other.
How to create a model using Swept features and a drawing.
Reference Geometries: Making new Planes other than Base Planes and faces!13:18
This lecture covers:

What are reference planes.
How to create new planes different than base planes and faces resulting from features.
What are some shapes you would need to define new planes for.
How to specify new plane using one of seven combination:

Three points
A line and a point
Two lines
Other Planes
A plane and a line
A plane and a point
A plane and a curve
The Features: Lofted Boss and Lofted Cut14:17
This lecture covers:

What are the features Lofted Boss and Lofted Cut
How many sketch are needed to apply the Loft features.
What are profile sketches and guide curves.
How does profile and guide sketches interact with each other.
How to create a model using Loft feature and a drawing.
7 Shortcuts to Speed up Your Workflow0:42
PRACTICE!! Let's Model Something that uses some of those Complex Features!15:47
This lecture covers:

Interpreting a drawing to model a part.
How to plan the creation of a model into different steps.
Drafting a model using the features:
Revolved Boss
Swept Boss
New reference planes
Extruded Boss
Extruded Cut
Fillets
EXERCISES on more Complex Features.0:19
This lecture covers:

Exercises in which you can apply your more complex features skills!
Section Conclusion: Let's Start Applying more Complex Features0:36
This lecture covers:

Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Start Applying more Complex Features.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.
Hey there ?0:17

What is this Section? Let's Explore Material and Mass Properties0:47
This lecture covers:
What are the topics covered in the section Let's Explore Material and Mass Properties
Selecting Materials for Your Parts3:11
This lecture covers:
How to edit the material for a modeled part.
How to identify materials properties.
How to adjust the unit of measurement for material properties.
How does the model appearance change with different materials.
Viewing Mass Properties3:05
This lecture covers:
What are mass properties.
How to know the mass, volume, surface area and center of mass for your models.
How does different materials have different mass properties.
How to change the unit of measurement to view mass properties.
EXERCISES on Materials and Mass Properties... Practice, Practice, Practice1:12
This lecture covers:
Exercises in which you can apply your mass properties skills!
Section Conclusion: Let's Explore Material and Mass Properties.0:26
This lecture covers:
Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Explore Material and Mass Properties.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.

What is this Section? Let's start doing Assemblies1:11
The lecture covers:
What are the topics covered in the section: "Let's Start doing Assemblies.
Opening an Assembly File3:58
This lecture covers:
How to open an assembly file in two ways:
Through a new file
From an open part
How add different components to an assembly file.
Types of Mates in SOLIDWORKS: Standard, Advanced and Mechanical2:10
This lecture covers:
How to create mates between parts.
Three types of mates: standard, advanced, and mechanical
A Point in Adding Parts _ Base Fixed Part2:04
This lecture cover:
The fixed part on an assembly.
The function of the first added part in an assembly.
The Standard Mates: Coincident, Parallel, and Perpendicular7:44
This lecture covers:
What are the following Standard mates and how to use them to create an assembly:
Coincident
Parallel
Perpendicular
How to select Mate Relations when creating mates.
How to use the Move Component command to rotate models.
The meaning of the sign (-) adjacent to part names in the Design Tree.
The Standard Mates: Tangent and Concentric5:34
This lecture covers:
What are the following standard mates and how to use them to create an assembly:
Tangent
Concentric
Fully defining a component vs. leaving parts of it undefined.
Finding out Existing Mates, Deleting or Modifying them!4:39
This lecture covers:
How to identify existing relations in a given assembly from:
Design Tree
Part Options
How to identify the Mate Selections for an existing relation.
How to delete an existing relation.
How to modify an existing relation
The Standard Mates: Distance and Angle7:06
This lecture cover:
What are the following standard mates and how to use them to create an assembly:
Distance
Angle
Different Mate Selections to reach the same mate result.
The Standard Mate: LOCK3:00
This lecture covers:
What is the Standard Mate LOCK and how to use it.
Reference Geometries: Coordinate System3:42
This lecture covers

How to introduce a new coordinate system.
How to find the center of mass in relation to a newly introduced coordinate system.
PRACTICE!! Let's Assemble something using Standard Mates8:35
This lecture covers:
Using the skills learned earlier in this section to create an assembly from a given parts. Mates used are:
Coincident
Parallel
Distance
Angle
Concentric
There are many different ways to reach the same assembly.
EXERCISE: Practice, Practice, Practice - Assemblies0:19
This lecture covers:
Exercises in which you can apply your assemblies skills!
Section Conclusion: Let's start doing Assemblies0:39
This lecture covers:
Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Start doing Assemblies.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.

What is this Section? Let's Start doing 2D Drawings1:03
This lecture covers:
What are the topics covered in the section: Let's Start doing 2D drawings
The importance of 2D Engineering Drawings0:40
Opening a Drawing File3:39
This lecture covers:
How to open a drawing file in two ways
Opening from nothing
Opening from an open part
How to insert drawings into the canvas
Adjusting Measurement Units' System in a Drawing File1:27
This lecture covers:
How to adjust the measurement unit setting for a drawings file.
Important notes to consider related to drawing's file unit of measurement
Creating Standard Orthographic Views from a Part3:18
This lecture covers:
How to insert orthographic views from a part.
What is a base view.
Which views are connected to the base view and which are not.
How to add separate additional views when needed.
How to delete a view.
How to Change the Drawing Scale2:14
This lecture covers:
How to adjust the scale of drawings using:
already defined scales
custom defined scales
The difference between scaling the base drawing and the accompanied drawings
What is correct scale to pick for your drawings
Communicate your Drawings: Dimensions, Holes, Centerlines and Display Style7:59
This lecture covers:
Displaying dimensions using "Smart Dimension"
How much information to display in a drawing
Displaying hole information using "Hole Callout"
Adjust dimensions displays
Adjust display style
Adding Centerlines
That Information Block at the Bottom of the Drawing!2:14
This lecture covers:
The type of information displayed at the bottom of a Drawings file.
Adjusting the information displayed at the bottom of a Drawing file.
Exporting a Drawing as a PDF or an Image1:39
This lecture covers:
How to export a SOLIDWORKS drawing into an image or a PDF.
Additional Drawing Competencies: Know what is meant with drawing annotations0:08
This lecture covers:
How to interpret the following when seen in a drawing:
Auxiliary View
Section View
Detail View
Brocken-out Section View
Crop View
Exercises on Creating 2D Drawing0:12
Section Conclusion: Let's Start doing 2D Drawings!0:45
This lecture covers:
Concluding remarks on the section: Let's Start doing 2D Drawings.
Check self-examination to make sure you understood the topics covered in the section.

Requirements

You will need SOLIDWORKS 2013 or newer to open the models we provide through out the course.
No prior knowledge is needed. Just the desire to learn and create awesome stuff
This course is an update to our previous where we used SOLIDWORKS 2015 for instruction, here we are using SOLIDWORKS 2017

Description

This is a streamlined course to take you from knowing nothing about SOLIDWORKS to giving you all the knowledge and skills needed to become a certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA). This course will enable you to, with confidence, use SOLIDWORKS to design your next innovation. After this course, you can proudly list your SOLIDWORKS skills in your resume.

This course is NOT a shortcut to getting the certificate. We are following a learn-by-doing approach for you to truly master all the skills needed for the certification test.

This program used the modern SOLIDWORKS interface found in 2016 onwards, but was built on SOLIDWORKS 2017. If you are looking for a SOLIDWORKS 2025 course, check out our updated course available on my profile.

About this course:

With this course, you will get:

Full, free lifetime access to 77 lectures (increasing over time).
All future extra lectures and upgrades will always be free.
Unconditional Udemy 30 days money-back guarantee - We are sure you would love the course though :)
Regular free bonus additions to increase your knowledge and have lots of fun topics!

Today, you can start your journey to becoming a SOLIDWORKS professional with ZERO prior experience!

I stress that you need no prior experience, and there is nothing to buy or pay for!!! You will only need SOLIDWORKS itself.

Why our course?!

Learn from the best. Your instructor is the author of the book Learn SOLIDWORKS 2020.
You will have all your questions answered by experts in the course forum.
Get access to an exclusive student SOLIDWORKS community.
We are following the learning-by-doing approach, which has been proven to be the best for learning software like SOLIDWORKS.
We have enlarged the interface icons in our screencasts to make our videos more eye-friendly. We even enlarged the mouse cursor!!
We use annotations in all our lectures for easier follow-up.
We made our videos short and concentrated on one or a few aspects to make them easier for reference. We also designed each lecture to be a stand-alone lecture.

You will learn:

How to navigate through the SOLIDWORKS interface.
How to sketch with different sketch commands.
How to define sketches using relations or distances.
How to use more than 10 different features to create 3D models. (extruded boss and cut, fillet, chamfers, revolved boss and cut, swept boss and cut, lofted boss and cut)
How to create additional reference planes.
How to modify the given parts to match design needs.
How to explore different materials for your models.
How to find your model's mass, volume, and center of gravity.
How to assemble different parts into an assembly file.
How to generate drawings from parts and models.
How to interpret different drawing annotations.

Click the 'take this course' button, top right, now. Every hour you delay is costing you great creations and skills

Yours in learning,
Tayseer & The TforDesign Team

Who this course is for:

Individuals intending to learn the basics of SOLIDWORKS
Individuals intending to take SOLIDWORKS Associate Certificate
Individuals intending to learn the basics of SOLIDWORKS
Individuals wanting to get started with 3D modeling
Individuals wanting to get a better job via SOLIDWORKS skills
Individuals wanting to list SOLIDWORKS skills in their resume
Designers, Engineers, Makers, and Hobbyist

SOLIDWORKS 2017-23 :Become a Certified Associate Today-CSWA

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Course content

Starters and Course Overview4 lectures • 4min

Basic SOLIDWORKS Interface and Navigation8 lectures • 11min

Let's Start Sketching16 lectures • 1hr 7min

Let's Start Applying Basic Features11 lectures • 41min

Let's Start Applying more Complex Features10 lectures • 1hr 6min

Let's Explore Material and Mass Properties5 lectures • 9min

Let's Start doing Assemblies13 lectures • 51min

Let's Start doing 2D Drawings12 lectures • 25min

Final Practice Test0

A New Kind of Fun Starts Here!0

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