Hey, I'm Chris — product design engineer with 15+ years in industry, CSWE, and the person behind Fully Defined. This community exists for one reason: to help you get genuinely good at SolidWorks, from a designer's perspective. Not a textbook perspective, not a mechanical engineering perspective — a product designer's perspective. There's a difference, and it matters. Here's what you'll find here: 📚 Courses — structured learning, starting from zero 💬 Community — ask questions, share your work, get unstuck 🎥 Content — videos, livestreams, and resources that go beyond the YouTube channel Where to start There are two ways in, depending on how you like to learn: 1. Learn by doing — start with the LEGO CAD Library. You'll build real parts from day one, develop parametric thinking naturally, and not even realise how much you're picking up. No pressure, just progress. 2. Learn by structure — start with SolidWorks for Designers, available here in Skool. It's a linear path from the SolidWorks interface through to CSWA exam preparation, built around a single project that accumulates across every section. Either way, both paths lead to the same place — confident, capable SolidWorks skills from a designer's perspective. A third step is in the works. I'll let you know when it's ready. A few things worth knowing: > Ask anything. If you're stuck, post it. The only bad question is the one you didn't ask because you thought it was too simple. > Share your work. Models, sketches, screenshots — even the messy ones. That's how you get useful feedback. > This is a practitioner's community. Come here to improve, and you will. Drop a comment below and introduce yourself — where you're at with SolidWorks, what you're working on, or what brought you here. I read every one. — Chris

Hi All, There's been a few new members joining recently, nice to see the numbers slowly growing. For those that don't know, I host a live stream on YouTube every fortnight, with the next one coming up tomorrow. I'll be starting a new LEGO build with something a little different than Technic. If you can't catch it live, the replay will always be available on YouTube as well. During the session it's open Q&A and I'm happy to help with any problems you may be having in SolidWorks. Feel free to leave any questions below

Hi all, I've just finished splitting and posting the LEGO Motorcycle Assembly masterclass into a series of lessons to step through one at a time. The video content has been broken up, and each lesson description includes what you can expect to learn from participating. If you want to learn more about SolidWorks Assemblies, with ready-made files to use, this is the place. It was a fun assembly to complete, and reviewing it again now reminds me how fun it can be to build. I'll be picking up the next LEGO challenge in the 2nd half of the year! If you have suggestions, let me know. Hope you enjoy!

Hope everyone has been doing well! I've been a bit quiet but had a good live stream this week where I demonstrated how you can use simple sketch geometry to layout your design. Check out the video below. Still a bit of work to do to finish my medicine storage, perhaps that will be in the next stream. As always, I'd love to answer your questions or model issues. If you need help with something, let me know! Have a great week

This will remain Pinned, and a simple reminder/tool for anyone to see what content is on the upcoming to-do list. - Hole Wizard demonstration (coming next) - SolidWorks DRAWINGS fundamentals Update (date tbd) - Real-view graphics options (date tbd)