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SOLIDWORKS Surfacing Fundamentals Course (Udemy.com)

Learn fundamentals in SOLIDWORKS surfacing with practical exercises, essential tools, and beginner-friendly projects

Created by: Alen Oletic

Last updated July 2026

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What you will learn

  • Create smooth surface models using the essential SOLIDWORKS Surfacing tools.
  • Master Lofted, Boundary, Swept, Filled, and Revolved Surfaces through guided exercises.
  • Trim, Knit, and repair surface bodies to create clean, continuous geometry.
  • Apply surfacing workflows to model complex curved and organic shapes.
  • Complete beginner-friendly surfacing exercises to reinforce every new concept.
  • Understand when to use surfacing instead of solid modeling for advanced designs.
  • Build confidence creating consumer product and industrial design geometry with smooth transitions.
  • Develop a strong surfacing foundation for advanced SOLIDWORKS modeling and real-world product design.

How it compares

Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 37% of them
  • Reviews342#220 of 546 by number of reviews
  • Length5.8 hoursshorter than 51% of them
  • Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 95% of them

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Course Description

Learn the fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS Surfacing and discover how to create smooth, complex, and organic shapes that are difficult or impossible to build with standard solid features alone


This course provides a structured, beginner-friendly introduction to surfacing, helping you understand the essential tools and workflows used in product design and advanced CAD modeling.


This isn't a course where you simply watch demonstrations and move on. You'll model alongside the instructor, complete practical exercises, and work through beginner-friendly examples that reinforce every new concept. Each lesson is carefully structured to help you build confidence with surfacing by applying the tools immediately in real modeling scenarios.


You'll go beyond memorizing surfacing commands. You'll learn how and when to use:

- Extruded

- Revolved

- Swept

- Lofted

- Boundary

- Filled

- Trimmed

- and Knit Surfaces

while understanding how these tools work together to create smooth, high-quality geometry.


By the end of the course, you'll know not only how to create surfaces, but also why and when to choose surfacing instead of traditional solid modeling techniques.


As a Udemy bestselling SOLIDWORKS instructor, I've helped more than 50,000 students worldwide build practical SOLIDWORKS skills through clear explanations, hands-on exercises, and real-world examples. My teaching focuses on helping beginners understand the logic behind each tool so they can confidently apply it to their own designs.


Enroll today and get instant access to the:

- complete course

- including step-by-step video lessons

- downloadable practice files

- practical exercises (Bottle, Joystick, Shovel, Bowl, Vintage Plane...)

- lifetime access

- and a certificate of completion.


Whether you're new to surfacing or want to expand your SOLIDWORKS skills to create more advanced, curved, and organic designs, this course will give you a strong foundation to build on.


What Students Say:

★★★★★ “I have a lot of Solidworks experience but never really with surface modelling. I think the best way to take this class is to follow the lessons with Solidworks open in real time. Was able to pass the CSWPA for Surfacing exam first try after taking this course and a little bit of practice.” – Andrew

★★★★★ “As someone who has been using Solidworks for close to ten years without a lot of experience in surfacing, I thought the course was great. Alen walks you through all the surfacing features, step by step and explains the function of almost every option within a feature. The real world examples were helpful, as well. I highly recommend the course.” – Jovan

★★★★★ “Very good course. I can only recommend. Great pronunciation, great topics, error-free construction. Thanks for the course! I now know my way around surface models.” – Theodossios

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Instructor Details

Alen Oletic

I’m a mechanical engineer, CAD instructor, and course creator with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Before becoming an online instructor, I worked in mechanical design, including designing welding resistance machines and other mechanical systems. This practical engineering experience helped me understand not only how CAD tools work, but also how they are used in real engineering and manufacturing environments.

Over the years, I have taught more than 50,000 students around the world and received over 3,000 reviews with an average rating of 4.6 stars. I have also created 3 bestselling courses on Udemy, helping students learn SOLIDWORKS, prepare for certification exams, and build practical CAD skills.

My teaching style is step-by-step, clear, and project-based. I focus on helping beginners understand what to learn first, how to build strong CAD foundations, and how to apply SOLIDWORKS tools in real modeling situations.

I know how confusing CAD can feel when you are just starting out. That is why my goal is to make complex tools easier to understand and help students gain confidence through structured lessons, practical examples, and real projects.

Whether you want to learn SOLIDWORKS from scratch, improve your modeling skills, or prepare for certification, my courses are designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

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Reviews

4.5

342 ratings on Udemy

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By Thi Han Soe on 9/23/2026

Great content but somewhat redundant. I have taken Alen's CSWA and CSWP prep courses. It would be better if this course is made more concise by assuming students already possessed CSWA and CSWP level proficiency. Now I feel many lecture videos are over explained on simple things. I am still thankful that Alen's courses are crucial in helping me pass the certs.

By Cliff Normand on 8/1/2026

I am semi retired and working on sensor projects with one of my sons supporting his efforts with product design using SOLIDWORKS for over a year at present. Udemy courses have tremendously helped me learn this new skill. I am amazed with Solidworks, incredible stuff. This surfacing course began a little slow for me as it appeared too simple, but as I continued I found that the instructor's methodology was perfect taking one from very basic concepts up through a CSWPA-PU practice exam. I learned some amazing things in this course and highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn surfacing and advanced surfacing techniques. Thank you!

By Lee Roy Hamilton on 3/3/2025

The course is for the basics and fundamentals, it does not prepare you for the Surface Exam, the exam is way more challenging for you if you do not use surfacing all the time it's very difficult, and time is limited.

By Jovan Aleksic on 1/23/2025

As someone who has been using Solidworks for close to ten years without a lot of experience in surfacing, I thought the course was great. Alen walks you through all the surfacing features, step by step and explains the function of almost every option within a feature. The real world examples were helpful, as well. I highly recommend the course.

By Theodossios Beis on 10/23/2023

Very good course. I can only recommend. Great pronunciation, great topics, error-free construction. Thanks for the course! I now know my way around surface models. DE: Sehr guter Kurs. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen. Super Aussprache, tolle themen, fehlerfreihe Konstruktion. Danke für den Lehrgang! Mit Flächenmodellen kenne ich mich jetzt aus.

By Ernest Barba on 7/12/2023

Good First Time Surfacing introductory course that you can follow a long and be introduced to toolkit and a few practice projects to apply your knowledge after each chapter. I had very little problems following the instructors directions. The course videos are also available on the instructors YouTube channel so you can watch them there.

By Samet Özer on 3/12/2023

İ have to say this course explain everything on surface toolbar for solidworks but the examples are simply and less.Maybe you can add some more exercises like car design or something else and when you give an example don't give ready sketches just explain and show what do you want.İ will wait the updates.

By Henry Wong on 11/19/2022

Each video is a small appetizer/treat on a narrow topic, can watch several in a row without getting overwhelmed. Clear logical explanation and teaching through demonstrations, examine the various options, “what if”, etc. Not too fast, not too slow, just right. The videos build upon each other in a sequence.

By Wes Vasher on 8/8/2022

This is a great introduction to surface modeling in Solidworks. The instructor walks through concepts and features in an easy to follow way. The lessons are short so you can fit them in when you want and the exercises help you learn how to actually use the tools to design the things you want. Highly recommend!

By Richard George on 3/18/2022

The quality of the course is excellent and the resources are well done too. The value you get for the price paid is exceptional! However, it would be more accurate to call this class: Hands On Solidworks SURFACE Course from BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE level. This is a very high quality zero to intermediate class for Solidworks Surfacing. To get to professional level 3x to 5x as many exercises would be needed. Never the less, this is an excellent class.

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