CSWASampleExamQuestions

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

b)

X=11.05 Y=24.08 Z=40.19

c)

X=40.24 Y=24.33

Z=20.75

d)

X=20.75

Z=40.24

Y=24.33

Z=40.19

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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

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