The best CSWP preparation is watching someone model an exam problem from start to finish, then doing it yourself against the clock. This page collects practice exam walkthrough videos for the Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional exam, covering part modeling, configurations, and assemblies.
Work through them with SOLIDWORKS open on a second screen. Pause after each question is read, build the part yourself, then compare your mass properties and approach with the video. Pay close attention to how each modeler sets up the origin, uses equations and global variables, and updates dimensions, because those are the skills the exam actually tests.
For the full study plan, exam format, and every certification article on this site, see the SOLIDWORKS Certification Guide. If you want timed practice questions with written solutions, start with our CSWA practice questions.
Sample exam walkthroughs
Certified Solidworks Professional – Sample Exam
A full walkthrough of a Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional sample exam.
SolidBox CSWP Sample Exam Part 1
Part one of a CSWP sample exam walkthrough from SolidBox.
Segment 1: part modeling and dimension updating
CSWP segment 1 | Practice Test #1 | BWEngineering
A timed practice test for CSWP segment 1, covering part modeling and updating dimensions.
CSWP segment 1 | Practice Test #2 | BWEngineering
A second CSWP segment 1 practice test with a different part.
CSWP- part 1 excercise, model as per Tran’s Book, part 1.
A CSWP part 1 modeling exercise worked step by step.
CSWP-1 Sample question 3 and 4
Sample questions 3 and 4 from a CSWP part 1 practice set.
CSWP P.1, sample questions 5,6
Sample questions 5 and 6 from a CSWP part 1 practice set.
Segment 3: assemblies
CSWP Segment 3 Sample Exam HD
A walkthrough of a CSWP segment 3 sample exam, focused on assembly modeling.
CSWP Segment 3 Sample Exam 1 HD
A second CSWP segment 3 sample exam walkthrough.
16-12 | CSWP segment 3 | Practice Test #1 | BWEngineering
A CSWP segment 3 practice test worked through in detail.
After the videos
Once you can finish these without pausing, read 11 tips from engineers who passed the CSWP exam and how to fix a wrong origin with a coordinate system, which is the single most common way to lose points.
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