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SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings

Mechanical CAD the way machine builders use it: interface, settings, units and planes, sketching with relations, extrude and revolve, sweep, loft and boundary, fillets, shells, ribs and drafts, patterns, hole wizard and threads, timed practice parts, assemblies and mates, drawings with BOM and exploded views, sheet metal, advanced surfacing, configurations and equations, materials, mass, import and export, and complete beginner courses.

4.8EDWartens India · 524+ reviews 14 modules 27h 27m of video English · self-paced

What you will learn

Sketch fully-defined profiles with relations, build parts with extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, fillet, shell, rib, draft, patterns and hole wizard, assemble parts with standard, advanced and mechanical mates, produce drawings with views, dimensions, GD&T, BOM and exploded views, design sheet metal with flat patterns, use configurations, equations and multi-body techniques, apply materials and mass properties, and import and export STEP and other files.

  • Set up SOLIDWORKS and sketch fully defined profiles
  • Build parts with extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, fillet, shell, rib and patterns
  • Assemble parts with standard, advanced and mechanical mates
  • Produce drawings with BOM, balloons and exploded views
  • Design sheet metal with flat patterns and bend tables
  • Use configurations, equations, materials and STEP exchange

Course content

14 modules · 154 lessons · 27h 27m

In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.

  1. 01Interface, Settings, Units, Planes and Sketch Basics60m
  2. 02Sketching: Lines, Circles, Arcs, Splines and Relations1h 15m
  3. 03Extrude, Revolve and Cut1h 19m
  4. 04Sweep, Loft and Boundary1h 26m
  5. 05Fillet, Chamfer, Shell, Rib, Draft and Wrap1h 29m
  6. 06Patterns, Mirror, Hole Wizard and Threads1h 28m
  7. 07Practice Parts3h 2m
  8. 08Assemblies and Mates3h 22m
  9. 09Drawings, BOM and Exploded Views2h 40m
  10. 10Sheet Metal3h 30m
  11. 11Advanced: Surfaces, Configurations, Equations and Multi-Body2h 45m
  12. 12Materials, Mass, Properties, Import, Export and Xpress Tools1h 5m
  13. 13Complete Beginner Courses3h 4m
  14. 14Final Assessment3m

Requirements

Who it is for
Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
Software
SOLIDWORKS (education, student or trial licence)
Hardware
None required.

SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings at a glance

SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings is a free, self-paced online cad course from EDWartens India with 14 modules, 27h 27m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.

Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
Format
14 self-paced modules, 27h 27m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
Level
Beginner. Beginner. No CAD experience needed.
Brand
Dassault Systèmes
Software
SOLIDWORKS (education, student or trial licence)
Hardware
None required.
Certificate
Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
Video lessons by
CAD CAM Tutorials, SOLIDWORKS AND ANSYS TUTOR, Too Tall Toby, TriMech Group, SolidWorks With Aryan Fallahi (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English

A shareable EDWartens certificate

Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.

  • Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
  • Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
  • Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
  • Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself

The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.

Stuck? Ask a practising engineer

A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.

  • Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
  • The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
  • Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
  • Your progress and notes stay in your account for good

Pairs well with

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Learning paths with this course

  • Mechanical and product CAD · 3 coursesAutoCAD for 2D drafting, SOLIDWORKS for machine building and Fusion 360 for products and 3D printing: three modellers, one set of habits.

Common questions

SOLIDWORKS or SOLIDWORKS Electrical?

This is the mechanical modeller; SOLIDWORKS Electrical is the schematic tool and has its own course here.

Is SOLIDWORKS free?

Students and makers have low-cost and education options and there is a trial; the course needs nothing beyond the standard package.

Do I need AutoCAD first?

No. SOLIDWORKS sketching is taught from scratch in modules 1 and 2.

Is the course really free?

Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.

What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?

An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.

Who made the video lessons?

The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

Credits

Who made the video lessons

The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.

If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.