Slide 1: Go to Google. Search "SolidWorks Student Download." Slide 2: Click the official Dassault Systèmes link (look for the blue logo). Slide 3: Sign up using your . Slide 4: Run the installer. (Yes, it takes 45 minutes. Go touch grass.) Slide 5: Pass the CSWA exam before your internship starts.

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