CSWA study plan

Fully define 10 practice sketches so every entity renders as defined, verifying zero under-defined geometry in the sketch status

Apply geometric relations (coincident, tangent, equal, symmetric, concentric, midpoint) before placing any dimensions

Close profiles using trim, extend, offset, mirror entities, and convert entities instead of redrawing edges

Diagnose and repair three intentionally over-defined sketches by deleting redundant relations or dimensions

Build extruded bosses and cuts using blind, through-all, up-to-surface, and mid-plane end conditions

Add revolved features, fillets, chamfers, shells, and simple holes to a base extrusion

Select sketch planes and anchor profiles to the origin deliberately so a later dimension change does not break the model

Check mass properties and compare the computed volume and mass against hand-calculated targets

Sweep a profile along a path with and without a guide curve, controlling twist and orientation

Loft between three or more profiles, adding centerlines and start/end constraints to remove kinks

Drive linear, circular, and sketch-driven patterns, then suppress individual pattern instances

Create reference planes, axes, and coordinate systems at angles and offsets from existing geometry

Build two named configurations of one part that differ by at least one feature dimension and one suppressed feature

Place standard and counterbore holes with the Hole Wizard and confirm callout data matches a target table

Split a part into multiple bodies and combine or subtract them to reach a final single body

Drive dimensions with global variables and equations so one edit updates three related features

Troubleshoot rebuild errors by reading the feature tree and repairing the failing sketch or reference

Insert components into an assembly, fixing the first component at the origin before adding others

Apply coincident, concentric, parallel, distance, and angle mates to leave every component with the intended degrees of freedom

Detect and resolve over-defined or conflicting mates by reading the mate error dialog

Run interference detection and collision checks, then correct the geometry or mate causing the clash

Build one subassembly and insert it into a parent assembly at the correct position

Generate front, top, right, and isometric views from an existing part and assembly on a standard sheet size

Add a section view and a detail view at appropriate scale, placing the cutting line and label correctly

Insert driven dimensions and clean them up so no dimension overlaps a line or another dimension

Add a bill of materials with item balloons and a title block populated with part name, material, and scale

Complete two timed 90-minute practice sets mixing sketching, part modeling, and assembly tasks

Log every error made into a categorized list (sketch relation, mate, feature order, dimension misread)

Re-solve each logged error from a blank file until it is produced correctly without notes

Drill the slowest feature types identified in the error log for 15 minutes at the start of each session

Complete one full-length timed mock exam under real time pressure without pausing the clock

Score the mock against the answer key and rank the four domains by percentage lost

Re-model every missed item until correct within the original time budget

Run a final speed pass on sketching and basic features to cut setup time per model