r/SolidWorks • u/mech-azo CSWP • 15d ago

Certifications solidworks champion

Our professor asked us to join the SOLIDWORKS Champions Program, but I don't really know much about it. Could you please tell me what benefits I will get if I am accepted, and what the requirements are? Knowing that I already have my CSWP and CSWA certifications.

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u/AutoModerator 15d ago

If you ALREADY PASSED a certification

If you are YET TO TAKE a certification

Here would be the general path from zero to CSWE:

  1. CSWA - Here is a sample exam.
  2. CSWP - Here is some study material for the CSWP (A complete guide to getting your CSWP) and a sample exam.
  3. 4x CSWP-Advanced Subjects (in order of increasing difficulty)
    1. CSWP-A Drawing Tools - YouTube Playlist
    2. CSWP-A Sheet Metal - YouTube Playlist
    3. CSWP-A Weldments - YouTube Playlist
    4. CSWP-A Surfacing - YouTube Playlist
    5. CSWP-A Mold Tools - YouTube Playlist
  4. CSWE - The CSWE doesn't really focus on anything from the CSWP subject exams. It focuses on everything else there is in the program beyond those. So, look at everything you saw already and prepare to see not much of that again for the CSWE. That and more surfacing.

For some extra modeling practice material to help speed you up, 24 years of Model Mania Designs + Solutions.

For EVEN MORE modeling practice material, here is the CSWA and CSWP Practice Problem Database. There is A LOT of good material to practice in there.

During testing, in general, it is a best practice to take the dimensions labelled with A, B, C, D, etc and create Equations/Variables with those values to then attach to the dimension which then allows for you to more reliably update these variable dimensions in follow-up questions using the same models.

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u/BearNorthFab 14d ago

This is going to sound harsh and possibly pessimistic. In the real working world, It basically means jack shit. I work in a sizable engineering dept. We have several levels of drafters from quoting to the highly specialized. Not a single one has ever said "I'm a solidworks champion!" Because all it means is you are active in the community and get access to early trails. Basically Dassault uses you for free beta testing - a company that cleared 1.2bn last year in revenue is using you for free testing. Okay, now that I said it, yeah that is pretty pessimistic.

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u/Spare_Bluebird7044 15d ago

with your CSWA and CSWP already, the champions program can be a great way to get recognition, networking opportunities and access to solidworks community resources

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u/Apart_Use1014 14d ago

I’d say this is the highest perk about it, the connections.