Screenshot of SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training, one of the 13 courses available for free until February 11. (Image courtesy of LinkedIn Learning.)
In honor of the annual pilgrimage of SOLIDWORKS users to SOLIDWORKS World 2018 (February 4-7 in Los Angeles), LinkedIn Learning is offering free access to several SOLIDWORKS courses until February 11. No sign up, no credit cards, just quick and easy access to hours of SOLIDWORKS education.
The 13 courses on offer range from the basics (like SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training, over 7 hours of material for beginners to the program) to certification preparation (like Cert Prep: Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional, nearly 3 hours of prep material) to deep dives into the program (like Modeling a Motorcycle Engine with SOLIDWORKS, a couple hours of, well, exactly what the title says).
Here’s a full list of the unlocked courses:
- Cert Prep: Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional
- Cert Prep: Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate
- Cert Prep: SOLIDWORKS Drawing Tools
- Cert Prep: SOLIDWORKS Surfacing
- Learning CATIA v5
- DraftSight Essential Training
- SOLIDWORKS 2018 Essential Training
- SOLIDWORKS: Piping and Routing
- SOLIDWORKS: Managing the Design Library
- Modeling a Motorcycle Engine with SOLIDWORKS
- SOLIDWORKS: Importing Geometry From Other Applications
- SOLIDWORKS: Simulation for Finite Element Analysis
- SOLIDWORKS: Performance Tuning
The price of LinkedIn Learning is a little over $20 per month for access to all courses, which cover “virtually every professional skill,” according to the company. But if you’re only interested in a few SOLIDWORKS tutorials, this is a great chance to get some free CADucation.