A. SolidWorks Essentials
Length: 5 days
Suggested Prerequisite: None


SolidWorks Essentials is the starting point for the new SolidWorks user. The Essentials course covers all the basics, part modeling, creating assemblies, and general design drawings and detailing. The course is weighted towards part design. Upon the successful completion of this course the student will be ready to use the SolidWorks software.

B. SolidWorks Advanced Parts
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


SolidWorks Advanced Parts Training offers instruction for creating multi-body solids, advanced features such as sweeps and lofts, and other upper level modeling techniques.
CADimensions is now offering Advanced Parts and Advanced Assembly as separate training courses. The Advanced Parts will be a two day training course, and the Advanced Assembly will be a three day training course. These will replace the original five day Advanced Training option. By dividing the course in two separate sessions, the necessity to be out for five consecutive days will be eliminated. It will also allow the user to receive instruction on applicable functions for their training needs. The course syllabus will remain the same for each session. We hope this change will allow more users to receive training without disrupting their work schedules.

C. SolidWorks Advanced Assembly
Length: 3 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


SolidWorks Advanced Assembly offers instruction for Top-Down Assembly modeling, in-context design, advanced mating conditions, utilizing assembly options, and creating basic motion animations.
CADimensions is now offering Advanced Parts and Advanced Assembly as separate training courses. The Advanced Parts will be a two day training course, and the Advanced Assembly will be a three day training course. These will replace the original five day Advanced Training option. By dividing the course in two separate sessions, the necessity to be out for five consecutive days will be eliminated. It will also allow the user to receive instruction on applicable functions for their training needs. The course syllabus will remain the same for each session. We hope this change will allow more users to receive training without disrupting their work schedules.

D. SolidWorks Sheet Metal & Weldments
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


SolidWorks Sheet metal class covers all aspects of sheet metal design in SolidWorks, including creating flanges, using forming tools, imported geometry and creating in-context sheet metal parts within an assembly. The Weldments portion includes the creation of welded structures and cut lists.

E. Solidworks Drawings
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials training would be helpful but is not required


SolidWorks Drawings takes an in-depth look into detailed drawings and annotations. No modeling is covered. Generally speaking, most students attending the Essentials course will not require the Drawings & Detailing course. This class is geared towards SolidWorks users who will be creating or modifying drawings almost exclusively and will do little or no modeling. Engineers and designers who wish to expand their knowledge of the SolidWorks drawing environment may also wish to take this course

F. SolidWorks Workgroup PDM Administrator
Length: .5 days
Suggested Prerequisite: PDMWorks Workgroup User


This half day course is strictly for those personnel, typically an IT person or CAD manager that will be maintaining and managing the PDMWorks Workgroup Vault, backing up documents, maintaining user accounts, and other similar activities.

G. SolidWorks Workgroup PDM User
Length: 1.5 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


All the basics of how to manage files using PDMWorks Workgroup, including login/logout, checking files in and out, working with projects, checking file references or where files are used, plus a host of other topics to make your work day easier.

H. SolidWorks Routing
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


Routing class reviews basic functionality related to creating routes in the 3D sketcher. Training then moves through utilizing pipe, tube and fitting libraries. Finally, creating cable routes and wire harnessing is covered, including harness nailboarding.

I. SolidWorks Advanced Surface Modeling
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


SolidWorks Advanced Surface Modeling class covers the tools needed to create complex, and organic shapes. Utilizing different surfacing tools, knitting surfaces and creating solids from surfaces are all covered in this course.

J. SolidWorks Mold Design
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


SolidWorks Mold Design class covers core and cavity design, including using different analysis tools, surfacing, and mold tools to make your design complete. Topics include creating parting lines, shut-offs, applying draft, tooling splits, lifters, core pins, electrode design, and more.

K. SolidWorks File Management
Length: 1 day
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


One of the most common questions asked by SolidWorks users is how should they manage their files. SolidWorks File Management class will help to answer that question. Those working in a networked environment and sharing files between users will find this class to be especially valuable.

L. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Adminstrator
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


Enterprise PDM is a highly configurable product. This course will teach you the methodologies for configuring Enterprise PDM to your business. Some of the topics covered in this course are Users, Groups, Permissions, Revision Schemes, Installation/Maintenance, Workflows, Electronic Notifications and much more.

M. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Basic
Length: 1 day
Suggested Prerequisite: None


Solidworks Enterprise PDM Basic User training focuses on day to day tasks performed by the end user of the system including interface customization and the check in / check out process for CAD and non/CAD files. Also covered are search, markup, print and how to use workflows that have been setup by your administrator.

O. SolidWorks Simulation
Length: 2.5 days
Suggested Prerequisite: some SolidWorks modeling experience


SolidWorks Simulation class covers linear static stress analysis for parts and assemblies with contact and virtual connectors. Also covered in the course are available solver and element types, mixed mesh studies, and result plot generation.

O.1 SolidWorks Simulation Professional
Length: 1.5 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials, SolidWorks Simulation


SolidWorks Simulation Professional class covers advanced modules, i.e. vibration, thermal, fatigue, optimization, pressure vessel design.

O.2 SolidWorks Simulation Premium - Nonlinear
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials, SolidWorks Simulation Professional


You will learn how to deal with models that exhibit large displacements and/or yielding, discuss and practice the use of many material models available in SolidWorks Simulation and, most importantly, how to drive a non-linear analysis to successful completion.

O.3 SolidWorks Simulation Premium - Dynamics
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials, SolidWorks Simulation Professional


This course is targeted for the users who would like to become productive in analyzing structures subjected to various types of dynamic loading. The material covered includes the time dependent analysis(force loads as well as motion shock loading examples), harmonic analysis and random vibration analysis.

P. SolidWorks Flow Simulation
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: some SolidWorks modeling experience


Course gives a taste on the fundamental skills and concepts central to successfully perform Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis. The techniques taught are widely used by engineers designing or analyzing devices that interact with fluid, such as vehicles, pumps, chemical apparatus or ventilation systems.

Q. 3DVia Composer
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: No SolidWorks training is necessary


3DVia Composer class enables the user to create technical publications for their product line. Topics include rendering types, technical illustrations, animations, and high quality images. Users will learn how to create publications in unison with the design process along with the ability to update their files and their publications whenever a design change is made. No SolidWorks training is necessary.

R. SolidWorks API Essentials
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials Training and Visual Basic knowledge


The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the SolidWorks Application Programming Interface (API). The Essentials Course covers macro development using SolidWorks API. This course is geared for engineers seeking automated design processes. Using the SolidWorks API is a great way to automate routines. Just about everything a user leverages through the user interface is available through the API.

S. SolidWorks API Advanced
Length: 3 days
Suggested Prerequisite: Intermediate to Advanced Programming Skills


This course is geared towards IT professionals, SolidWorks Solution Partners, and Departmental Programmers for engineering firms. Topics covered in this course include Automated Assembly Modeling, Macro Development and Add-in Development for SolidWorks. API Essentials is not required to take this course.

T. CAMWorks Essentials
Length: 3 days
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U. DriveWorks Essentials
Length: 2 days
Suggested Prerequisite: SolidWorks Essentials


DriveWorks Essentials Training covers all the basic functionality to get you started with the software. In this course, you will learn how to capture information from your models, build your user forms, use assemblies and drawings to automate your designs. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a plus.

V. VISUAL BASIC Refresh
Length: 3 days
Suggested Prerequisite: Programming Knowledge


This is a refresher course in Visual Basic. Students must have some previous programming experience: VB 6, VB net, C++, Pascal ,Java ,VB Script, for example. Covered in this course are VB fundamentals and object oriented design. This course is intended to be run in conjunction with the SolidWorks API Essentials Course to make up a full five day session. VB.Net training manual is included with the course.