SOLIDWORKS Design Expert (CSWE)

A CSWE will be well rounded in their knowledge of all areas of the SOLIDWORKS software. A CSWE is able to solve practically any modeling problem given to them, and is traditionally the go-to SOLIDWORKS user among their colleagues.

This certification includes a digital badge issued by Credly on behalf of Dassault Systèmes at the successful completion of the test. Please be sure to accept your digital badge by following the instructions included in the email you will receive from Credly. To learn more about Digital Badges at Dassault Systèmes and their benefits to you, please visit this link.

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The CSWE exam is meant to be the most challenging exam we offer, so therefore no sample exam is provided. If the exam is not successfully passed, you will have to wait 90 days to retake the exam.

Note: SOLIDWORKS 2015 or later is required to take the exam

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Exam Prerequisites

Successfully passed the CSWP exam
Successfully passed at least four of the CSWP advanced topic exams (Sheet Metal, Weldments, Surfacing, Mold Tools, and Drawing Tools)

Exam Length

4 hours

Minimum Passing grade

80%

Language Availability

English, Japanese, Spanish, German, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Russian

About the Exam

All candidates who pass the CSWE exam will receive an electronic certificate, business card logos, a personal listing in the CSWE Online Directory, and a Credly digital badge that can be shared on LinkedIn and other professional networks to showcase your verified expertise. To appear in the directory, this option must be enabled in your online certification account.

Exam may feature hands-on challenges in some of these areas:

Lofts
Sweeps
In-context assembly changes
Imported part modification
Belts and chains
Sketch blocks
Multi-bodies
In-context assembly design
Sketch pictures
Spring modeling
Move/Copy bodies
Split tool
Assembly Mates
3D Sketch
Advanced Weldments
Sheet Metal Import and Modification
Assembly Configurations
Advanced Bill of Materials Functionality

Re-test Policy

There is a minimum 90 day waiting period between every attempt of the CSWE exam. Also, a CSWE exam credit must be purchased for each exam attempt.

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