Most CAD professionals today recognize the need to become
certified to prove their skills, prepare for new job searches, and to learn new
skills while at their existing job. Specifying a Certified SolidWorks Associate
(CSWA) certification on your resume is a great way to increase your chances of
landing a new job, getting a promotion, or looking more qualified when
representing your company on a consulting job.
Official Certified SolidWorks Associate Examination Guide
covers the key topics contained on the exam with the aim of helping readers to
master each topic as well as the exam itself. The book is more than a collection
of practice exam questions because it also devotes attention to the concepts and
implementation details that underlie the CSWA process, providing readers with a
thorough and comprehensive foundation in SolidWorks.
Each chapter in this book is geared toward helping you
discover the topics that are on the CSWA exam, pinpoint where you have a
knowledge deficiency, and determine what you need to know to master these
topics. Ideal for anyone with a basic knowledge of SolidWorks and engineering
fundamentals, this book will help you get the certification you need to land the
best jobs, get the best promotions, and become a successful professional.
The first chapter is a general review of the SolidWorks
User Interface. The other five chapters in the book address a key exam category.
The chapters provide individual short practice tutorials to review the required
competencies. The complexity of the models along with the features progressively
increases throughout each chapter to build knowledge and to simulate the types
of questions that would be provided on the exam. All models for the 110 plus
tutorials are on the enclosed CD and are compatible with SolidWorks 2008, 2009,
and 2010.
