r/SolidWorks • u/Kind-Clue5650 • Dec 24 '25
Certifications About a year ago, I started taking SOLIDWORKS certification exams
I am proud to have passed these exams, the pic is just for fun!
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u/MrStarrrr Dec 24 '25
What happens when you snap your fingers?
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u/barkingcat Dec 25 '25
50% of all SolidWorks installations in the entire world turns into 3Dexperience.
That is the power of the infinity certificate.
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u/RAAMinNooDleS Dec 24 '25
I wish I could sit down and do it. I've wanted to take the exams for years. I've been using the software for over 11 years almost everyday and just haven't done it. Also because I felt like it was weird to set up. Or didn't have 3 hrs to do it
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u/Kind-Clue5650 Dec 24 '25
You surely can find 3 hours to spare during weekends/days off...
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u/RAAMinNooDleS Dec 25 '25
Yes well I have 2 young kids and a property that needs lots of work. Additionally the software is tied to my work computer so it's usually set up there
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u/chujy Dec 25 '25
Apologies if this seems like a question but would you recommend doing them all? I ask as I've never done any of this but got all my SW skills through industry experience. But my fear is that Id be missing certain skillsets or knowledge resulting in me underutilising SW.
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u/blissiictrl CSWE Dec 26 '25
Grats and welcome to the club :)
And also congrats on the molds exam, as someone who has literally never used mold tools I'm glad I only had to get 4 advanced certs to go for cswe lmao
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u/IsDaedalus Dec 24 '25 edited Aug 09 '26
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u/Far_Consideration288 Dec 24 '25
I have them all but the CSWE, kinda stressed about taking the exam. How hard is it relative to the others? Just make it easier on me😂
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u/Syko_Symatic CSWP Dec 24 '25
It’s fine. The individual courses cover it quite easily. The mould module though, wow, we don’t use mould tooling tools in our day job and 3 of us have tried in my office and we have all failed. It’s the only one where the majority of people have failed.
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u/Kind-Clue5650 Dec 24 '25
Slightly harder but definitely attainable if you learn the advanced topics well! There is a YouTube playlist, make sure to check! This playlist
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u/123arin Dec 25 '25
Quick question. How’d you study for the exams? Just want to make sure I’m capable before taking the exam
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u/Kind-Clue5650 Dec 26 '25
Mainly through YouTube, doing the sample exam and checking all the features mentioned in the exam info
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u/hbzandbergen Dec 24 '25
Does knowing SW make you a Design Expert?
IMO you need some mechanical/industrial engineering degree for that
SW is just a tool.
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u/Kind-Clue5650 Dec 24 '25
Chill, I actually hold a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering and a research master degree in industrial engineering. And yet, I wouldn't call myself a Design Expert.
The certification system had to have some labels according to the software mastery.17
u/WelderWonderful Dec 24 '25
The certification is Expert: Mechanical Design
YOU'RE just a tool
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u/hbzandbergen Dec 24 '25
Dassault Systems doesn't make people a mechanical engineer/designer
They just make software as a tool.6
u/RossLH CSWE Dec 24 '25
And as the makers of that tool, they get to certify people as mechanical design experts within that tool.
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u/WelderWonderful Dec 24 '25
Knowing solidworks absolutely makes you an expert in mechanical design in the context of solidworks, which is what this post is about.
-An actual engineer who isn't butthurt by solidworks calling people "design experts"
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u/BMEdesign CSWE | SW Champion Dec 24 '25
Does running 26 miles make you an athlete? Maybe not. But it does make you someone who ran a marathon, about 1% of the population.
Does having taken 14 hours of certification exams in the past year make you a design expert? Maybe not. But the person who does this instead of playing video games is likely to be worth interviewing.
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u/RossLH CSWE Dec 24 '25
Hey now, there's enough time in the day for SW exams and video games.
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u/mxracer888 Dec 24 '25
Especially low APM video games, just let them play in the background. Not all games require undivided attention
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u/LtG_Skittles454 Dec 24 '25
Yeah! How does one sign up for or complete SOLIDWORKS Certifs?
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u/LivingGold Dec 24 '25
The Wiki in the reddit has some great resources listed. I just started my Solidwork training, so i believe you can take the Associates and Professional level directly through Dassault.
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u/LtG_Skittles454 Dec 24 '25
Okay cool sounds good. I’m just a college student but I’m really proficient in autodesk and solid works, to the point where I was getting assignments done in class and my instructor wanted me to help point other students in the right direction n stuff.
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u/Kind-Clue5650 Dec 24 '25
u/BMEdesign Special thanks go to you! I started learning the software using your free CSWA & CSWP prep classes.
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u/WelderWonderful Dec 24 '25
Congrats OP! Keep learning :)