CSWP Advanced Features 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the function of the 'Deform' feature's 'Surface Push' type in SOLIDWORKS?
- It offsets an entire surface body uniformly
- It pushes a region of a body inward or outward using a tool body or point as the deforming influence (Correct answer)
- It applies a twist deformation to a cylindrical surface
- It stretches the body along a chosen axis by a percentage
Correct answer: It pushes a region of a body inward or outward using a tool body or point as the deforming influence
Surface Push deformation uses a selected tool body or point to locally indent or bulge a target body, simulating pressured or impact-driven shape changes.
Question 2: When editing a Swept Cut that removes material along a path, which option controls whether the profile remains perpendicular to the path (normal) or keeps a fixed orientation in space?
- Follow Path vs. Keep Normal Constant (Correct answer)
- Merge Tangent Faces vs. Show Preview
- Thin Feature vs. Solid Feature
- Circular Profile vs. Sketch Profile
Correct answer: Follow Path vs. Keep Normal Constant
'Follow Path' rotates the profile to stay normal to the sweep path; 'Keep Normal Constant' holds the profile's original orientation in world space throughout the sweep.
Question 3: In SOLIDWORKS, the 'Move/Copy Bodies' feature can both translate and rotate a body. What must you do to create a COPY instead of moving the original?
- Hold Ctrl while dragging in the graphics area
- Check the 'Copy' checkbox and specify the number of copies in the PropertyManager (Correct answer)
- Use Insert > Mirror Part instead
- Enable 'Merge Result' before moving
Correct answer: Check the 'Copy' checkbox and specify the number of copies in the PropertyManager
The Move/Copy Bodies PropertyManager has a 'Copy' checkbox; enabling it leaves the original body in place and creates the specified number of translated/rotated duplicates.
Question 4: Which tool in SOLIDWORKS evaluates whether two faces meet at a G1 (tangent) or G2 (curvature) boundary by visualizing highlight band continuity across the edges?
- Zebra Stripes (Correct answer)
- Draft Analysis
- Section Clipping
- Interference Detection
Correct answer: Zebra Stripes
Zebra Stripes simulate parallel light reflections across the model surface; continuous, unkinked stripes across an edge indicate G2 continuity, while a sharp bend at the edge reveals only G1 tangency.
Question 5: When inserting a Design Table (Excel-driven) into a SOLIDWORKS part, which cell address MUST contain a dimension or feature name for the table to be recognized correctly?
- Cell A1 must contain 'Design Table'
- Cell A1 must be blank; column headers start in B1
- Cell A1 must contain the configuration name header and A2 onward lists config names; dimension names begin in B1 (Correct answer)
- Cell B2 must contain the first configuration name
Correct answer: Cell A1 must contain the configuration name header and A2 onward lists config names; dimension names begin in B1
SOLIDWORKS Design Tables require cell A1 to contain the header 'Design Table for: <part name>' (auto-inserted), row names in column A starting at A3 for configurations, and parameter names in row 2 starting at B2.
Question 6: What is the key difference between a 'Contour Selection' extrude and a standard single-profile extrude in SOLIDWORKS?
- Contour Selection can only extrude open profiles
- Contour Selection lets you pick individual closed regions from a complex shared sketch without creating separate sketches (Correct answer)
- Contour Selection automatically applies draft to the extrusion
- Contour Selection limits depth to the sketch bounding box
Correct answer: Contour Selection lets you pick individual closed regions from a complex shared sketch without creating separate sketches
Contour Selection (right-click in the sketch field of an extrude) allows picking one or more enclosed regions formed by intersecting sketch entities, so a single complex sketch can drive multiple distinct extrusions.
Question 7: In SOLIDWORKS, which method correctly applies a cosmetic thread annotation to a cylindrical face for drawing and BOM documentation purposes without modeling physical thread geometry?
- Use the Hole Wizard with a threaded hole type
- Use Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread on the selected cylindrical edge (Correct answer)
- Apply a texture to the face using Appearances
- Use the Wrap feature with a thread profile sketch
Correct answer: Use Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread on the selected cylindrical edge
Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread adds a virtual thread annotation (displayed as a dashed inner circle in drawings) that communicates thread specifications without the computational cost of full helical geometry.
CSWP Advanced Features 5
What is the function of the 'Deform' feature's 'Surface Push' type in SOLIDWORKS?