The drawing table is the basic element on the drawing sheet. Some people modify existing ones, others create them from scratch on their own. What you need to know about such a table? consists of ordinary sketch lines, they can be trimmed, dimension etc. (but we remove the dimensions, so that they are not visible), you can freely change the line thickness, color or cut, It is possible to replace the table...
In SOLIDWORKS, the CTRL+A key combination means “select all”. For example, selecting a face in the 3D model and selecting CTRL+A will select all faces. How to convert a surface into a solid and vice versa in one operation? This command also works in drawings. And yes, if you select one dimension and then CTRL+A – the program will select all dimensions. It will behave similarly....
You can copy sheets from the taskbar, but you can also do it in the middle of the sheet. only need to, that you move the sheet with the CTRL button pressed. Alternatively, you can do it in the sheets tab by dragging with CTRL immediately to the desired location. The same applies to dragging from the center of the sheet.
Meet my way to dimension really complicated curves, which cannot be treated with ordinary dimension. Also read: Method „invasive” i „non-invasive” Facilitating measurements in drawings, the solution consists in creating a new additional layer – I named by me “Hidden”. This layer will ultimately hidden, But it's better to do it at the end, and not now. Then we draw auxiliary sketch ...
There is a number of tools on the drawings card, including an empty view and previously defined. Do you know what it can be useful for? Previously defined view, it is nothing but a predefined throw or throws, which can be saved in the template. After adding the view, specify the type of throw (up, down, Isometric ITP.), scale, how edges are displayed. You can of course ...
As you know, after creating a view of the details, you can not see dimensions and other markings on it. One of the options is to copy the annotation from the source at the sight of the detail. But this can be solved in another way. Copy the source view and paste next. Change the scale as needed – By default, the view of the details is enlarged twice. Draw a circle (or other shape) i...
About that, that after putting the list of BOM materials you can check, Everyone knows which components do not have links. The problem arises, When the letters are long and looking for a symbol of a link in cells, it can be time consuming and you can overlook something. That's why I will show the way, in which you do not have to enlarge the table and look manually. I use for this purpose ...
In addition to standard, commonly used tables on the Annotations card, A weld table is also available. Such a table will collect all annotations of the welds in the drawing. Also read: Parts?
We put a lot of relevant information in the drawings. You can use flags to make it easier. You can create flag notes in general notes and parametrically combine paragraphs with flag notes, which can be placed in the drawing. How it's working? First, we create a number with numbering and place it on a sheet. Then select the selected number and enable Add in the notes..
Do you know, that it is possible to attach the properties adapted to the dimension? Just add a separate note with a combined property, also select the dimension and select the Scalaj Anwotation command. Unfortunately, there is one but… Such a connection is interrupted by the link – that is, this is a one -time activity 🙁 very pity, That this is how it was solved. Probably the purpose of this tool is connecting together ...
