Become A Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) Course

Our verdict: worth it — as long as the Teaching & Academics skills on the syllabus match what you actually want to learn. The regular price for Become A Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) Course on Udemy is $149.99. With the coupon code on this page, that falls to $9.99 — a saving of $140.00, or 93% off the standard rate Spread across 9h 30m of on-demand video, that works out to roughly $1.05 per hour of content — cheaper than a single chapter of most printed Teaching & Academics textbooks.

A cheap price means nothing if the material is thin — here the syllabus is organized around usable outcomes. Alen Oletic walks you through how to confidently use all SolidWorks sketch tools required for the CSWA, including mirror, offset, patterns, splines, ellipses, and fully-define sketches, how to build clean, stable 3D models using core features such as Extrude, Revolve, Draft, Shell, Mirror, Linear & Circular Patterns, and more, and how to apply design intent so your parts update correctly without breaking — skills meant to be used, not just watched. It has already been taken by 3,853 students and holds a 4.7-star average from verified reviews, which suggests the content holds up once learners actually apply it.

Check the prerequisites before you commit: PC; Solidworks 2016 software or newer version. Best suited to learners who already have footing in Teaching & Academics. Plan for roughly 9h 30m of on-demand video at your own pace. Lessons are delivered in English.