CSWP Advanced Features 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which SOLIDWORKS feature creates a solid body by sweeping a profile along a helical path to produce a spring or screw thread?
- Loft
- Sweep with helix/spiral curve (Correct answer)
- Revolve
- Boundary Boss
Correct answer: Sweep with helix/spiral curve
A Sweep feature uses a profile and a path, and when a helix/spiral is used as that path, it creates spring coils or helical thread forms.
Question 2: When using the Flex feature in SOLIDWORKS, which deformation type bends a body along a straight axis by a specified angle?
- Stretching
- Twisting
- Tapering
- Bending (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Bending
The Bending deformation type in the Flex feature rotates one end of a body relative to the other around a defined trim plane.
Question 3: What is the purpose of the 'Thin Feature' option available in Extrude, Revolve, and Sweep?
- It limits the feature depth to less than 1 mm
- It creates a constant-wall-thickness solid from an open or closed profile (Correct answer)
- It suppresses the feature in lightweight mode
- It converts the feature to a surface body
Correct answer: It creates a constant-wall-thickness solid from an open or closed profile
Thin Feature adds a specified wall thickness to an open sketch profile (or around a closed profile) to create a shell-like solid without needing a separate Shell feature.
Question 4: In a multi-body part, the Combine feature with 'Subtract' operation removes one body from another. Which body is the one being subtracted FROM?
- The tool body
- The main body (Correct answer)
- The last created body
- Any body selected first in the list
Correct answer: The main body
In Combine-Subtract, the 'Main Body' is the base solid that is modified; the 'Bodies to Subtract' (tool bodies) are removed from it.
Question 5: Which advanced sketch tool mirrors existing sketch entities about a centerline and maintains a symmetric constraint?
- Offset Entities
- Mirror Entities
- Dynamic Mirror (Correct answer)
- Convert Entities
Correct answer: Dynamic Mirror
Dynamic Mirror automatically mirrors new sketch entities in real time as you draw them, keeping both sides symmetric about the selected centerline.
Question 6: When a Loft feature is created with guide curves, what primary role do the guide curves play?
- They define the start and end profiles of the loft
- They control the cross-sectional shape between profiles along the loft length (Correct answer)
- They set the draft angle of the lofted faces
- They determine the loft direction vector
Correct answer: They control the cross-sectional shape between profiles along the loft length
Guide curves constrain the loft's intermediate cross-sections so the blended shape follows a prescribed path rather than a default interpolation.
Question 7: Which SOLIDWORKS command inserts a pre-existing part file as a solid body into the current part, enabling multi-body workflows?
- Insert > Mirror Part
- Insert > Part (Correct answer)
- File > Derive Component Part
- Toolbox > Add Part
Correct answer: Insert > Part
Insert > Part places another part file's solid body into the active document as a merged or separate body, supporting multi-body design techniques.
CSWP Advanced Features 2
Which SOLIDWORKS feature creates a solid body by sweeping a profile along a helical path to produce a spring or screw thread?