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 Chris. Yes, I am on Section 5 of your Udemy Course, and enjoying it. Thanks very much.

Hi Chris. Thanks for accepting me onto this channel of yours. I am sad to see that your following is growing so slowly. You surely deserve way better. Your content is brilliant and you teach so well. I wish you had more courses to offer, besides Udemy. I'd pay for any course you'd offer. Looking forward to learning from you. Regards.

Last Friday 17th October was a first for me, stepping on stage as a guest speaker 😬 at SOLIDWORKS Innovation Day 2026, hosted by Invenio Pty. Ltd. It’s one thing to design in SolidWorks every day - it’s another to talk about it in front of a room full of engineers and industry experts. I walked away with a mix of relief, pride, and about a hundred recorded “umms.” My talk focused on how we use SolidWorks at Quad Lock to take real products from concept to production, using the Cup Holder Mount as a case study. I’ve shared the full presentation here if you’d like to take a look 👇 (video below) Big thanks to the Quad Lock team for supporting the kind of projects that make stories like this worth sharing.