Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable Design Associate (CSWA-SD) Find a similar material and compare the Environmental Impact to Nylon 6/10. This function is a real time saver. 30. Click the Find Similar button. The Find Similar “= sea Material dialog box is displayed. 31. Click the Value (-any-) drop-down arrow. View your options. 32. Select Plastics. You can perform a general search or customize your search on physical properties of the material, Select a Similar Material from the provided list. You can find similar materials based on the following Properties: Material Class, Thermal Expansion Coefficient, Specific Heat, Density, Elastic Modulus, Shear Modulus, Thermal Conductivity, Poissons Ratio, Tensile Strength and Yield Strength. The definitions are listed at the end of the chapter. Me SOLIDWORKS Simulation provides the ability to search various materials properties. Select either Greater than, Less than or approximately from the drop-down menu, 33. Click the Find Similar button. SOLIDWORKS provides a full list of comparable materials that you can further refine. 34. Check the ABS material box. 2 a wanes 35. Check the ABS PC material box. E seon saat IG vase rs 36. Click inside the top left box (Show Selected dente asthe Only) as illustrated. The selected materials are 8 Nnamonena tow. ee displayed with their properties. Page 6 «15,Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable Design Associate (CSWA-SD) View the Environment Impact for the alternative materials. 37. Click the ABS material row as illustrated. View the results. The material is lower in Carbon Footprint, Energy Consumption, Air Acidification and Water Eutrophication than Nylon 6/10. Your numbers may vary depending on your release and version year. What is important is the trend. 38. Click the ABS PC material row. View the results. You decide to stay with Nylon 6/10 due to cost and other design manufacturing issues. Your numbers may vary depending on your release and version year. What is important is the trend. : ao Newsnet a: Re Nm [ Page 6 -16Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable De: mn Associate (CSWA-SD) 39. Click the Cancel button from the Find Similar Material dialog box. a oS Run a Report. aT z 40. Click the Save As or the Generate Report button as illustrated depending on your SOLIDWORKS, version, SOLIDWORKS provides the ability to rae ee communicate this report information throughout : your organization. Sustainability generates a report that will compare designs (material, regions) and | wewnenliners | explain each category of Environmental Impact aes Rese o| and show how each design compares to the Base fine Peal bac a line. 41. Click OK. ar 2 ‘You can’t generate a report if Microsoft i Word is running. mw 42. Review the Generated report. Ctrl = Click here for altern: such t ~ ~ as Miles Driven In a Car. View the results, Note: Internet access is required 43. View the Glossary in the report section enamine 2 and the other hyperlinks for additional cue onet information. Close the Report and part. You are finished : with this section. : : 44, Close the report. GS = : 45. Close the part. . “WY The CSWA-SD exam consists of a total * er of 30 questions in various categories: . . obs. Environmental Assessment, Introduction to as = sustainability and Sustainable design in a = multiple choice/multi answer format. No = : SOLIDWORKS models need to be created for this exam. The above was a simple exercise to perform Ck here for alerative- unit such as ‘Miles Driven in a Cart Sustainability. Page 6 «17Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable Design Associate (CSWA-SD) Summary The main requirement for obtaining the CSWA-SD certification is to take and pass the on-line 30 minute exam (minimum of 24 out of 30 points). The CSWA-SD exam consists of a total of 30 questions in various key categories: Environmental Assessment, Introduction to sustainability and Sustainable design. All questions are in a multiple choice/multi answer format. SOLIDWORKS does not require that you have a copy of SOLIDWORKS, Sustainability, or even SOLIDWORKS. No SOLIDWORKS models need to be created for this exam. ‘You are allowed to answer the questions in any order you prefer. Use the Summary Screen during the CSWA-SD ‘exam to view the list of all questions you have or have not answered, Download the http://www,SOLIDWORKS.com/sustainability/sustainable -design-guide.htm to learn and answer these questions and to apply your knowledge for the CSWA-SD certification exam, SOLIDWORKS does not require that you have a copy of SOLIDWORKS Sustainability, or even SOLIDWORKS. Review the information presented in this chapter and guide in detail and then address the key categories that are aligned to the CSWA-SD exam. Page 6-18 ASSOCIATE Sustainable DesignSample Exam Questions These questions are examples of what to expect on the certification exam, The multiple- choice questions should serve as a check for your knowledge of the exam materials. 1. Environmental Product Declarations, or EPDs, are an increasingly used method for ‘communicating sustainability results with: ‘A, Suppliers and Customers. B. Engineers. C. Managers. D. None of the Above. 2. The commonly referenced definition of sustainable development put forth by the Brundtland Commission reads as follows: A. "Sustainability requires closed material loops and energy independence." B. "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without, compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." C. "Sustainable development is the use of environmental claims in marketing." D. None of the above. 3. The study of sustainable development broadly covers these three elements: A, Land, air, and water, B. Natural, man-made, hybrid. Cc. Em ment, social equity, economics. D. Animal, vegetable, mineral. 4, This answer choice is NOT part of a long-term, working definition of a "sustainable company" ideal: A. Generates wastes that are useful as inputs by industry or nature. B. Sources recycled waste material and minimal virgin resources. . Follows all current environmental regulations. D. Uses minimal energy that is ultimately from renewable sources. Page 6-19ied SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable Design Associate (CSWA-SD) 5. "The intelligent application of the principles of sustainability to the realm of engineering and design” is a working definition for the following concept: A. Sustainable design. B. Sustainable business. C. Life cycle assessment. D. SOLIDWORKS Sustainability 6. A focus on product design that ensures the ultimate recyclability of a product you're developing is a sustainable design technique most specifically called: A. Design for Environment (DfE). B. Design for Disassembly (DfD). C. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). D. Design for Total Life Assessment (TLA). 7. The sustainable design technique that promotes systematically using natural inspiration and technologies found in nature to design products is known as: A. Biomimicry. B. Cradle to Cradle. C. Environmental Management System (EMS). D. Intelligent Design. 8. The sustainable design technique that can most simply be characterized by the concept that the waste from one entity equals the food of another is: A. Cradle to Cradle B. Design for Disassembly (DfD). C. Liffe Cycle Assessment (LCA). D. Intelligent Design. Page 6-20mn Associate (CSWA-SD) 9. The sustainable design technique that focuses on re-formulating the raw materials we use to design out their toxicity and environmental impacts is known as: A. Green chemistry. B. Design for Environment (DfE). C. Life cycle assessment (LCA). D. Cradle to cradle. 10. The following is an example of green marketing: A. A brochure of a product painted green, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled Paper. B, An ad touting the cost savings you can get from driving an efficient vehicle. C. A label that indicates how many trees will be saved by purchasing this product. D. None of the above 11. A green product is defined as one that: A. Is made of 100% recycled content and is itself recyclable. B. Uses no energy or only renewable energy. C. Has been designed using SOLIDWORKS Sustainability. D. There is no such thing as a green product - the only "green" product is the one that’s never made. 12. LCA stands for: A. Life Cycle Analysis, because LCA is an exact science, similar to Finite Element Analysis (FEA). B. Life Cycle Assessment, because LCA is an approximate and pragmatic method, like medicine. C. Left Cymbal Assassination, because LCA practitioners rove the world destroying half ofall percussion equipment. D. None of the above. Page 6-21ied SOLIDWORKS Associate Sustainable Design Associate (CSWA-SD) 13, Photochemical oxidation (smog) and ozone layer depletion are examples of ‘environmental impacts that fall into the following domain: A. Air impacts. B. Terrestrial & aquatic impacts. C. Natural resource depletion. D. Climate effects. 14, The "global warming potential” (GWP) from greenhouse gases emitted throughout a product's lifecycle, such as carbon dioxide and methane, is a measure of the product's tendency to affect: ‘A. Human toxicity. B. Climate change. C. Tonizing radiation. D. Air acidification, 15. The following: "(1) raw material extraction, (2) material processing, (3) part manufacturing, (4) assembly, (5) transportation, (6) product use, and (7) end of life" describes a product's: A. Environmental indicators. B. Metri C. Lifecycle stages. D. Good times. Page 6-22CHAPTER 7 - CERTIFIED SOLIDWORKS ASSOCIATE - SIMULATION (CSWA-S) EXAM Chapter Objective area Broun Provide in-depth coverage of the ee eee ee material in the Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate - Simulation (CSWA-S) exam, Knowledge to create and modify models, exam layout, question types and grading procedure. The chapter is not designed to educate a new user on SOLIDWORKS Simulation and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Finite Element Modeling SOLIDWORKS Simulation uses the displacement formulation of the finite element method to calculate component displacements, strains, and stresses under internal and external loads. The geometry under analysis is discretized using tetrahedral (3D), triangular (2D), and beam elements, and solved by either a direct sparse or iterative solver. SOLIDWORKS Simulation also offers the 2D simplification assumption for plane stress, plane strain, extruded, or axisymmetric options, Introduction Shue Simulation ‘The Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate - Simulation (CSWA-S) certification indicates a foundation in and apprentice knowledge of demonstrating an understanding in the principles of stress analysis and the Finite Element Method (FEM). Pete ‘The main requirement for obtaining the CSWA-S certification is to take and pass the on-line 120 minute exam which consists of 20 questions. Page 7-1Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate - Simulation. The questions consist of 4 hands-on problems (13 points, 7 points, 5| points) single answer, and the rest are multiple-choice questions for a total of 100 points. Point allocation ranges from 3 points to 20 points, depending on the difficulty. A passing grade is 70% (70 out of 100) or higher. You are allowed to answer the questions in any order. Use the Summary Seren during the CSWA-S exam to view the list of all questions you have or have not answered. The SOLIDWORKS Simulation hands-on problems, 4 hands-on problems (13 Points, 7 points, Spoints and 20 points) Tequire you to create and modify various elemenis, (beam, solid, shell) apply and modify fixtures types, loads types, and Tesults. You need to enter the answer in the correct units with the correct decimal Places, There is no partial eredit for any questions, LLL fobLLLLL Timing yourself is crucial. One exam strategy is to answer all the hands-on Screen shots from the exam questions first within 90 minutes. Here you will gain the most points. Leave 30 minutes to answer the multiple choice yes/no, and |B soubworks 2019) multiple answer questions. Use SOLIDWORKS Simulation Help during the © SOLIDWORKS 2020] exam, 1B souipworks 2021 “Y. 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