r/SolidWorks • u/Schliren CSWA • 2d ago

CAD Help in cswp exam

Failed the cswp exam segment 1, which I prepared for 2 weeks where I tried different models, and I am frustrated, I've tried all the model mania and other models, where I nailed 70% of them, but in the other ones I always have an error of ~0.2 % or smth, that inflates in the next questions when modification is needed. And the same happened in the exam, how to prepare again (14 penalty) to pass it

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u/SlowMobius650 2d ago

How much time did you have leftover when you’re finishing it?

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u/Schliren CSWA 2d ago

8 min

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u/Lucky-Woodpecker-645 1d ago

Same thing happened to me earlier today, it was my second time failing. I had an error of .14% for question 1, so I rebuilt the part a different way and got the exact same mass. I got the first 4 questions right and was close enough to guess on the fifth, then I missed every question after. The same exact thing happened on my first exam, and I have no idea how I could’ve messed it up. I kinda wonder if my version or method results in a different mass calculation