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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.

  • 14 modules
  • 26h 40m of video
  • Beginner
  • English
  • ₹0, free
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Overview

About 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.

SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students and design engineers. It has 14 modules and 26h 40m of video lessons by CAD CAM Tutorials, SOLIDWORKS AND ANSYS TUTOR, Too Tall Toby and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.

Who it is for: Engineering students and design engineers

This course includes

  • 26h 40m of video lessons
  • 14 modules with written notes and diagrams
  • One final assessment: 15 questions, pass mark 60%
  • Ask-an-engineer support from practising engineers
  • Lifetime access, the course does not expire
  • Optional verifiable certificate when you finish
  1. Step 1 of 3

    Learn the 14 modules

    26h 40m of video lessons, written notes and a practice task per module, at your own pace.

  2. Step 2 of 3

    Pass the final assessment

    15 questions drawn from every module, pass mark 60%, 3 attempts.

  3. Step 3 of 3

    Take the certificate, if you want it

    Optional, paid once, only if you choose it. The course stays free either way.

    See the certificate and its price

A look inside

SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings: Syllabus at a glance
Syllabus at a glance
SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings: What you will be able to do
What you will be able to do
SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings: Tools and credits
Tools and credits

From the lessons

  • User Interface & Basics Controls | SOLIDWORKS Tutorial for Beginners

    Interface, Settings, Units, Planes and Sketch Basics

    by TriMech Group

  • Solidworks Extrude, upto surface, upto next | Advance Extrude Solidworks

    Extrude, Revolve and Cut

    by SOLIDWORKS AND ANSYS TUTOR

  • SolidWorks Basics Tutorial for Beginners - 5 | Fillet, Chamfer, Plane, Mirror, Mass Properties

    Fillet, Chamfer, Shell, Rib, Draft and Wrap

    by CAD CAM Tutorials

  • SolidWorks Tutorial for Beginners - C CLAMP BASE

    Practice Parts

    by Too Tall Toby

  • SolidWorks Drawing / Drafting Tutorial for Beginners - 1 | SolidWorks Drawing Basics | Drawing Views

    Drawings, BOM and Exploded Views

    by CAD CAM Tutorials

  • SolidWorks Surface Modeling Basics Tutorial for Beginners - 1

    Advanced: Surfaces, Configurations, Equations and Multi-Body

    by CAD CAM Tutorials

Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits and are shown from YouTube.

What you learn

What you will be able to do

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

Syllabus

Course content, module by module

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

Modules
14
Video lessons
154
Of video
26h 40m
Final questions
15
  1. 01

    Interface, Settings, Units, Planes and Sketch Basics

    7 lessons · 1h 0m
  2. 02

    Sketching: Lines, Circles, Arcs, Splines and Relations

    9 lessons · 1h 15m
  3. 03

    Extrude, Revolve and Cut

    9 lessons · 1h 19m
  4. 04

    Sweep, Loft and Boundary

    10 lessons · 1h 26m
  5. 05

    Fillet, Chamfer, Shell, Rib, Draft and Wrap

    9 lessons · 1h 29m
  6. 06

    Patterns, Mirror, Hole Wizard and Threads

    11 lessons · 1h 28m
  7. 07

    Practice Parts

    14 lessons · 3h 2m
  8. 08

    Assemblies and Mates

    20 lessons · 3h 22m
  9. Final assessment · 15 questions, pass mark 60%

Project

The course project

Optional practice that ends in the kind of job the course prepares you for, with the documents that go with it.

About 18 hours

Pneumatic bearing-insertion press fixture in SOLIDWORKS: parts, configurations, GD&T drawings and a trial-fit record

Design a four-column pneumatic press fixture that inserts a 6206 ball bearing into a forged idler-pulley hub: plates, hardened nest and press pad as a three-configuration family, a Festo 200 mm cylinder, guide columns with linear bushings, a sheet-metal guard, and a drawing set with datums and feature control frames to ASME Y14.5. You deliver the SOLIDWORKS models and drawings, your own parts list and design calculation, one change notice and a trial-fit record. The sample pack shows what a design office issues to a toolroom and a production line.

Sample document pack, 7 documents, filled in for the scenario

  • Parts listParts List: Bearing Press Fixture PF-1
  • Drawing listDrawing and Document List: Bearing Press Fixture PF-1
  • ReportDesign Calculation and Review: Press Fixture PF-1, Rev A Set
  • DatasheetEquipment Datasheet: Press Cylinder DSBG-200-100 and Guide Units
  • ProcedureModelling and Drawing Standard: SOLIDWORKS Parts, Assemblies, Configurations and Drawings
  • Change noticeDesign Change Notice: Press Cylinder Changed from DSBG-160 to DSBG-200
  • Test reportTrial-Fit and Cycle-Test Record: Press Fixture PF-1 on Production Hubs

Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.

Tools

Software, hardware and lessons

Software

SOLIDWORKS (education, student or trial licence)

Hardware

None required.

Who it is for

Beginner. No CAD experience needed.

Video lessons by

  • CAD CAM Tutorials
  • SOLIDWORKS AND ANSYS TUTOR
  • Too Tall Toby
  • TriMech Group
  • SolidWorks With Aryan Fallahi
  • GoEngineer
  • CAD CAM 23
  • CAD CAM TUTORIAL BY MAHTABALAM

Independent creators, credited in full under Credits.

Software you need

What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.

Required

  1. 01

    SOLIDWORKS

    Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS

    Free online trial
    Runs on
    Runs in a web browser on a desktop or tablet for the online trial; the installed student edition needs a Windows PC
    Account
    A free MySolidWorks (3DEXPERIENCE ID) account

    The online trial streams SOLIDWORKS Design Premium to your browser with guided lessons. Verified students can get SOLIDWORKS Design Standard free for one year and sign up again while still a student; it covers core 3D CAD, not Simulation, CAM or Electrical.

    Alternatives

Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.

What you walk away with

Your certificate for SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings

Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.

Sample Wartens Certificate of Completion for SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings, issued through the EDWartens training portal
Sample. The issued certificate carries your name, your final score, a unique certificate ID and its own QR code.
  • Verifiable by anyone

  • Adds to LinkedIn in one click

  • QR code on the certificate

  • Names what you can do

  • A permanent link

  • Earned, not attended

Learning is free. The certificate is optional.

Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.

Issued by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales, company no. 15262249) through the EDWartens training portal, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold in India by Wartens Automation Private Limited. It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.

FAQ

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 SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings 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 in the SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings course?

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.

How long does the SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings course take?

Plan on about 34 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the fourteen modules at your own speed.

Is the SOLIDWORKS 3D Modelling, Assemblies and Drawings course free in India, and what does the certificate cost?

Yes. Learning costs ₹0 in India: every module, the written notes, the practice tasks and the final assessment, with no card and no trial period. The only paid item is the optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹499 including GST for this beginner course, paid in rupees through Razorpay, and only if you want it after passing the final assessment.

All course facts
Price
₹0, free for good. No trial, no card. Comparable classroom training of this length costs about ₹12,999.
Who it is for
Engineering students and design engineers
Format
14 self-paced modules, 26h 40m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one 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, ₹499 inclusive of GST for learners in India, 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, GoEngineer, CAD CAM 23, CAD CAM TUTORIAL BY MAHTABALAM (independent creators, credited below)
Language
English
Last updated
27 September 2026

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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.