CSWP Study Guide 2026

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📋 CSWP Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

200 min

Time Limit

75%

Passing Score

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📚 CSWP Topics to Study (75)

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✍️ Sample CSWP Questions & Answers

1. In a Hinge mate, which degrees of freedom remain after the mate is applied?

✓ Only rotation about the hinge axis

A Hinge mate combines a Concentric and a Coincident mate, leaving only one rotational DOF — rotation about the shared hinge axis.

2. What is a key advantage of the 'Indent' feature over the standard Combine-Subtract when creating mating features between bodies?

✓ Indent adds a clearance or thickness offset during the subtraction automatically

The Indent feature subtracts the tool body shape from the target body while adding a user-defined clearance gap, ideal for fit tolerances.

3. Which segment of the CSWP exam focuses on advanced part modeling and design changes?

✓ Segment 1

Segment 1 of the CSWP tests advanced part modeling, configurations, and design changes.

4. Which SolidWorks-related job title most directly aligns with CSWP skill sets?

✓ Mechanical design engineer

Mechanical design engineers use SolidWorks daily for part modeling, assemblies, and drawings, making CSWP the most relevant credential.

5. Which FeatureManager technique lets you view and edit the suppression state of a feature's individual instances in a pattern?

✓ Expanding the pattern feature node in the FeatureManager to reveal individual instances

Expanding a pattern feature in the FeatureManager reveals individual instances that can each be independently suppressed or unsuppressed.

6. How does suppressing a component in a SolidWorks assembly affect the mass properties calculation?

✓ The suppressed component is excluded from mass properties

Suppressed components are excluded from the assembly mass properties calculation as if they do not exist.

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