CSWA, CSWPA and CSWE Certifications · Lesson 4: CSWPA specialists: molds and surfaces
The CSWPA Mold Making and CSWPA Surfacing sample exams.
Lesson goal
Practice under real conditions on the sample questions of the mold and surfacing specialist exams.
3 videos
1 exercise
Advanced
Prerequisite: Lesson 1
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
Video 1▶CSWPA - Mold Making Certification Sample Exam Part 1Overview of the Mold Tools exam and first sample questions.↗
Video 2▶CSWPA - Mold Making Certification Sample Exam Part 2More sample questions from the Mold Tools exam.↗
Video 3▶CSWPA - Surfacing Certification Sample ExamOverview of the Surfacing exam and sample questions.↗
2. Key takeaways
The mold exam is called Mold Tools on the certification site, even though the videos refer to Mold Making.
Both exams require a solid command of surface bodies: trim, knit, fill.
The videos work through sample questions: use them as timed practice.
The Surfaces learning path in our knowledge base covers the core features to review before these two exams.
Tip
For these exams, keep the FeatureManager design tree clean and name your bodies: you will find the surface to edit faster when a question changes a value.
3. Do the exercise
Take the Surfacing or Mold Making sample exam:
- answer each question before the solution
- compare your method with the one in the video
- redo on your own the question where your method differed the most
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