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CertifiedSolidWorksAssociate(CSWA)
SampleExamQuestions
ThequestionsbelowrepresentsampleCSWAExamquestions.Partmodelingand
assemblymodelingquestionsthatrequireyoutobuildmodelshouldbecorrectly
answeredin45minutesorless.Question2andQuestion3shouldbecorrectly
answeredin5minutesorless.
Question1.
BuildthispartinSolidWorks.
Unitsystem:MMGS(millimeter,gram,second)
Decimalplaces:2.Partorigin:Arbitrary
A=63mm,B=50mm,C=100mm.Allholesthroughall.
Partmaterial:CopperDensity=0.0089g/mm^3
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Whatisthe
overallmassof
thepartingrams?
a)1205
b)1280
c)144
d)1108

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Question2.
COSMOSXPressallowschangestomeshsettings.Whichofthefollowing
statementsisnotTrue?

a)Afinemeshsettingproducesmoreaccurateresultsthanacoursemesh.
b)Acoarsemeshsettingproduceslessaccurateresultsthanafinemesh.
c)Afinemeshsettingcanbeappliedtoaspecificfaceinsteadoftheentire
model.
d)Alloftheabove

Question3.
Tocreatedrawing
view,Bitisnecessary
tosketchaspline(as
shown)ondrawing
viewAandinsert
whichSolidWorksview
type?
a) Brokenout Section
b) Aligned Section
c) Section
d) Detail

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Question4.
Buildthisassembly
inSolidWorks.
Itcontains3
machinedbrackets
and2pins.

Brackets:2mm
thickness,andequalsize(holesthroughall).Material:6061Alloy,Density
=0.0027g/mm^3.Thetopedgeofthenotchislocated20mmfromthetop
edgeoftheMachinedBracket.
Pins:5mmlengthandequalindiameter,Material:Titanium,Density=
0.0046g/mm^3.Pinsarematedconcentrictobracketholes(noclearance).
Pinendfacesarecoincidenttobracketouterfaces.Thereisa1mmgap
betweenthebrackets.Bracketsarepositionedwithequalanglemates(45
degrees).
Unitsystem:MMGS(millimeter,gram,second)
Decimalplaces:2
Assemblyorigin:Asshown.
Whatisthecenterofmassoftheassembly?
a) X=11.05 Y=24.08 Z=40.19
b) X=11.05 Y=24.08 Z=40.19
c) X=40.24 Y=24.33 Z=20.75
d) X=20.75 Y=24.33 Z=40.24

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Question5.
Buildthisassemblyin
SolidWorks.Itcontains3
components:Base,Yoke,
AdjustingPin.ApplytheMMGS
unitsystem.
Material:1060Alloyforall
components.Density=
0.0027g/mm^3
Base:Thedistancebetweenthe
frontfaceoftheBaseandthe
frontfaceoftheYoke=60mm.
Yoke:TheYokefitsinsidethe
leftandrightsquarechannelsof
theBasecomponent,(no
clearance).Thetopfaceofthe
Yokecontainsa12mm
throughallhole.

AdjustingPin:Thebottomface
oftheAdjustingPinheadis
located40mmfromthetopfaceoftheYokecomponent.TheAdjustingPin
componentcontainsa5mmthoughallhole.

Whatisthecenterofmassoftheassemblywithrespecttotheillustrated
coordinatesystem?

a) X=30.00 Y=40.16 Z=40.16

b) X=30.00 Y=40.16 Z=43.82
c) X=30.00 Y=40.16 Z=50.20
d) X=30.00 Y=40.16 Z=53.82
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Question6.
Buildthispartin
SolidWorks.
Material:6061
Alloy.Density=
0.0027g/mm^3
Unitsystem:
MMGS
(millimeter,gram,
second)
Decimalplaces:2.
Partorigin:
Arbitrary
A=100.
Allholesthrough
all,unlessotherwisespecified

Whatistheoverallmassofthepartingrams?
a)2040.57
b)2004.57
c)102.63
d)1561.23

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For further preparation, please complete the SolidWorks tutorials, located in
SolidWorks under the Help Menu, before taking the CSWA Exam. Review the
About the CSWA Exam document located at www.solidworks.com/cswa.
Good Luck,

Certification Program Manager, SolidWorks Corporation

Correctanswers:
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. d
6. a