Solidworks

Solidworks Certification Exam Guide & Practice Test (Associate) 

How to Make Drawings Using Solidworks 2025 (Step-by-step instructions.)

DRAWING TEMPLATES:

• Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 11x8.5)  (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings using units of inches.)  

• Solidworks Drawing Template (Inch, 17x11)  (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings using units of inches.)

• Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 11x8.5) (Use this template when making 11"x8.5" drawings using units of millimeters.)

• Solidworks Drawing Template (mm 17x11) (Use this template when making 17"x11" drawings using units of millimeters.)

CVHS Dimensioning Standards (The general rules for making drawings in your class at school.  Make sure the drawings you make comply with these.)

Drawing Checklist (While Solidworks takes care of many of the drawing standards for you, it doesn't take care of all of them.  To avoid penalties, utilize this checklist as you create a drawing and before you submit a drawing to make sure you are complying with the standards that Solidworks won't ensure are correct).

#1:  Introduction to Solidworks (You have never used Solidworks before?  Start here with this video in which the user interface for SW 2025 is discussed.)  (Length:  12:02)

#2:  Modeling the Riser (A first look at modelling objects in Solidworks.  This video walks the new user through their first part and explains terms such as under defined, fully defined, relations, unit systems, etc....  As tempting as it might be, you are encouraged not to just speed through this video if you truly wish to master Solidworks).  (Length:  23:40)

#3:  Modifying a Part (This is an in-depth look at how to modify and edit existing sketches and features of a part created in Solidworks.)  (Length:  5:56)

#4:  Mass Properties of a Part  (This is a brief introduction to how the material of a part can be assigned, how a part can be broken into different bodies, and how to determine the basic mass properties of the part in question.)  (Length:  14:45)

#5:  Sketch Tools (This video expands on the tool and relations available when making sketches.  While made to give targeted advice to the learner before attempting to model the Step Block, Wedge Block, and Linkages, the information is intended to expand anyone's understanding of using sketches in Solidworks.)  (Length:  36:24)

#6:  Basic Drawings (This video gets the student started on making drawings that comply with the drawings standards used here at CVHS.  Only basic orthographic views are covered in this video.)  (Length:  34:13)

#7:  Revolved Features (The basics for creating shapes that are extruded in a revolved fashion, or cut in a revolved fashion.  Creating reference axes are included.)  (Length:  11:22)

#8:  Swept Features (Sweeps are a bit trickier because they require at least two sketches that need to be coordinated.)  (Length:  5:27)

#9:  Modeling a Mug (An example using a revolved extrude, a sweep, and a revolved cut.  The shell command is also highlighted, as well as the impact of merging subsequent features as they are made.)  (Length:  9:16)

#10:  Reorienting and Moving A Part (It is always best to model a part correctly from the start.  But when it is not initially modelled correctly, parts can be relocated, moved, and even reoriented.  The most common example for needing to do this is when you are preparing a model for CNC machining, and for instance one forgets to place the origin on the top surface of the model.  This video illustrates how one can quickly modify the orientation and position of a part.)  (Length:  8:33)

#11:  Reorienting A View In A Drawing  (This video describes how views in a Solidworks drawing can be modified to a preferred orientation.)  (Length:  6:21)

#12:  Lofted Features  (This video demonstrates how lofted features are created in Solidworks.  The creation of additional planes is illustrated.  The sketch tools "Converting Entities and "Offset" are demonstrated.  Sometimes lofting doesn't work as expected, and this is demonstrated in this video, and a couple of common work-arounds are shown.)  (Length:  19:12)