NEW Video. In response to a member request (possibly @Wayne Hinrichsen ?) regarding some content on drawings. This video covers what happens next after modelling: how your design goes from file to manufactured part. For product and industrial design students and early-career designers who want to understand not just how to place views, but why the drawing file works the way it does. The video leads in my existing Pulley Drawing series of lessons which provides resources and 2.5hrs of instruction on how to create SolidWorks drawings. Let me know what you think!

Hi there. Perhaps I am looking in the wrong places, but what is the web URL for your "MySOLIDWORKS Public Library"? I may have been there but just did not realise!! Many thanks.

When I started Fully Defined, I wasn't sure who'd show up. Turns out, it's exactly the kind of people I wanted to build this for: designers and engineers who actually care about doing SolidWorks properly. 100 members on Skool feels worth marking. To celebrate, I'm giving away a copy of a book I co-authored: the SolidWorks Fundamentals Workbook by CADclass. It covers the core tools and workflows you need to build real competency in SolidWorks, not just get through exercises. (Not publicly available yet) To enter: Leave a comment below answering this question. What's the one SolidWorks skill or topic you most want to level up? One winner, drawn at random from the comments. Winner will receive a digital copy of the book (PDF). Winner announced 1 week from today Seriously. Thank you for being here!

Hi there, Chris. Are the parts used within Design Foundations to CSWA, available for download? Please advise. Many thanks.

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