CSWA - Certified Solidworks Associate Reference Geometry Questions and Answers

Question 1

A designer needs to create a hole on a cylindrical surface.
To properly locate and orient the hole sketch, a new plane is required that is tangent to the cylindrical face and parallel to the Top Plane.
Which combination of entities must be selected to create this reference plane?

Accepted Answer

The cylindrical face and the Top Plane.

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The cylindrical face and an edge of the cylinder.

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Only the cylindrical face.

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The Top Plane and a vertex on the cylinder's edge.

Question 2

You are modeling a part that requires a circular pattern of features, but there is no cylindrical face or linear edge to define the pattern's center axis. Which is the MOST direct method to create a suitable axis of revolution that passes through the intersection of the Front and Right planes?

Accepted Answer

Select the Front Plane and the Right Plane in the Axis reference geometry tool.

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Create a sketch with a construction line and use the line as the axis.

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Create two reference points and then create an axis between them.

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Use the default origin as the axis.

Question 3

For a complex assembly, it is necessary to define a new manufacturing origin (0,0,0) and orientation for CAM programming that is different from the part's default origin. Which reference geometry feature is specifically designed for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

Coordinate System

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Reference Point

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Mid-Plane

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Center of Mass

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a valid method for defining a new Reference Plane in SOLIDWORKS?

Accepted Answer

Selecting only a material specification from the material library.

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Selecting three non-collinear vertices.

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Selecting a single planar face to create a parallel, offset plane.

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Selecting a line and a point on that line to create a plane normal to the line.

Question 5

A designer needs to create a 3D sketch for a sweep path that must pass through the precise intersection of three mutually perpendicular planes. What is the most efficient way to create a usable geometric point at this intersection?

Accepted Answer

Use the 'Intersection' option within the Reference Point tool and select the three planes.

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Sketch a point on one plane and add relations to the other two.

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Create an axis at the intersection of two planes, then a point on the axis coincident to the third plane.

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Manually measure the coordinates and place a point using a 3D sketch.

Question 6

To create a plane at a 45-degree angle to a model's top face, rotating around one of its edges, what is the minimum required set of selections in the Plane PropertyManager?

Accepted Answer

A planar face and an edge that lies on that face.

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A single face and an offset distance.

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Three vertices.

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A face and a non-intersecting parallel edge.