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Applying ASME Standards to Engineering Drawings

Lani Tran, CSWE

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 Mastering Modern CAD Drawings with SOLIDWORKS 2025 I Detailing a Machined Part

Machined parts are parts manufactured using material removal such as a lathe, a mill,
or a router for machining operation.

Machining parts is an excellent alternative to other manufacturing operations such as

molding, casting, extrusion, etc.

Machined parts do have some advantages compared to 3D printed, injection molded,

or casted parts such as:

* They do not require any special tooling; you just need to clamp down the work
piece and start machining.

* Unlike injection molded or sheet metal parts, machined parts can have
different wall thickness and can be flipped and cut from different sides as
needed.

* Machined parts can hold tighter tolerance and can produce higher accuracy
and precision.

A wider variety of material options are also available for machined parts.

This chapter discusses the process of creating an engineering drawing for the
machined flange.

Select: File,, Open.

Browse to the Training Folder and

open the part document named:
Flange.sldprt.

The material AISII 304 has already

been assigned to the part. AISI stands
for American Iron and Steel Institute. This material
is the most common stainless steel used in the industry.

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A part, or a 3D model, is designed and created

in a 3D environment and a detailed drawing is
created on a sheet of paper, in a 2D
environment.

To generate a drawing from a part, first we

have to transfer the part to a drawing sheet.

Select: File, Make Drawing From Part

(arrow).

Select Drawing (or Draw) template

from the New SOLIDWORKS
Document dialog box.

In the Sheet Properties dialog box,

select the following:

* Scale: 1:1

* Type Of Projection:
Third Angle

* Sheet Format/Size:
B (ANSI) Landscape

* Next View Label: A

* Next Datum Label: A

* Display Sheet Format:

Enabled

Click Apply Changes.

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The B (ANSI)) Landscape drawing template is opened (the paper size is 11” x 17”).

SOLIDWORKS offers several options to create

the drawing views. We will take a look at the
View Palette option first.

If the Task Pane

is not visible on
the upper right
side of the screen,
right-click the document
name (Flange-Sheet1) on
top of the screen and select:
Toolbars,, Taskk Pane.

The Task Pane displays

several drawing views of the
current model in its window.

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In the Task Pane, under Options, enable only one checkbox: Auto-Start
Projectedd View and clear all other checkboxes.

Locate the Frontt drawing view and drag/drop it onto the drawing as shown
below.

The Projected View

command is activated
automatically to allow
for more views to be
created.

Move the mouse

pointer upwards;
when the preview
of the Top drawing
view appears, click
the mouse to make
the Top drawing view.

Also add the Right and

the Isometric views.

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The Front drawing view was added to the drawing first; therefore, it is
considered the parent view. Changing the scale of the parent view will also
update the other drawing views as well.

Click the dotted border of the Front drawing view (or click any where inside the
Front drawing view) to access the scale options.

In the Scale section, select the Use Custom Scale option.

Expand the Scale drop-down arrow and select: 1:2 (one-half scale).

Click OK.

The scale of the Front drawing view and the others are changed to one-half the
actual size.

The scale option only resizes the drawing views so that they will fit in the current
B-size drawing, the dimensions remain at 1 to 1, or full size.

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Drag the dotted border of each drawing view to rearrange them.

Move the drawing views to the approximate locations as shown below.

Delete the Right

drawing view; we
will replace it with
a section view in the
next couple steps.

Also, delete the scale

callout “S
Scale 1:2”
below each drawing
view. We will change
the main Sheet Scale
in the next step.

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The Sheet Scale that was entered in step 2 is the default

scale for all new drawing views. The user can change the
scale of any drawing views by accessing the Scale Properties
on the FeatureManager tree and entering the custom scales.

Right-click anywhere inside the drawing and select Properties.

Change the Sheet Scale to 1:2 and click Apply Changes.

The Sheet Scale is updated in the Title Block.

The status bar at the bottom right displays

a pop-up to select a list of commonly used
scales. If you needed a custom scale, it
requires going into the Sheet Properties (above),
where the scale values can be input.

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Section Views are used to clarify the interior

construction of a part that cannot be clearly
described by hidden lines in exterior views.
By taking an imaginary cut through the object
and removing a portion, the inside features may be seen more clearly.

Select the dotted border of the Front drawing view.

Switch to the Drawing tab and click Section View.

For Cutting Line, select the Vertical option.

Place the cutting line at the mid-point

Hover the mouse pointer over the bottom horizontal edge and
click the mouse when the mid-point pops up.

Click the green check to accept the placement of the cutting line.

Place the section view on the right side of front drawing view.

Click OK. (The material crosshatch will be discussed in the next step.)

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In a section view, the crosshatch lines represent the cutting surface(s) and the
material of the part. They should be clear, easy to see and not to be mistaken
with other object lines. One way to achieve that is to increase the density of the
crosshatch.

Click inside the crosshatch area to access the Area

a Hatch/Fill options.

Clear the Materiall Crosshatch checkbox.

Click inside the

crosshatch area

For Hatch Pattern, select ANSII 32

2 (Steel).

For Hatch Pattern Scale, change it to 3.

In the Options section, enable the checkbox: Applyy Changess Immediately.

Click OK.

The crosshatch lines are more dense.

It is now much easier to see the sectioned
areas than before.

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Depending on the Document Property settings, both

Centerlines and Center Marks can be added automatically to the drawing views.
In this case, only the center marks were added to the Top drawing view but the
centerlines were not. We will add them manually to the section view.

Click the drawing

Switch to the Annotation tab and click Centerline. view’s dotted border

Enable the Selectt View checkbox.

Click the dotted

d border of the section view. Centerlines are automatically added
to all holes.

Click OK.

For clarity, the view label such as Section A-A, View B, etc., should be changed to
a larger font size than the other annotations, so that they can be seen more
easily.

The current font size is 12 points; we will change it to 14 points, and Bold.

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Select the view label “A

A” as noted below.

From the FeatureManager tree, under the Cutting Line section, clear the
checkbox for Document Font, and click the Font button (arrow).

Select the view label “A”

Select the following: Bold, Points, 14 points and click OK.

Click YES to also change the font

of the section view label.

Both Section Label

and View Label are
changed to 14 points

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It seems we may not have enough room to add dimensions and annotations.
We do not want to make the drawing views scale any smaller as it will make
small features in the part more difficult to see. Instead, we will change the size
of the drawing paper to the next size up, the C-Size 22” X 17”.

Right-click anywhere inside the drawing and select Properties.

Under the Sheet Format/

Size, select:
C (ANSI)) Landscape
(the paper size is
22.0” x 17.0”).

Click Applyy Changes..

The C-Size drawing format

is loaded. We now have a
lot of extra room to add
dimensions and
annotations.

But first, let us rearrange

the drawing views.

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Move the drawing views by dragging their dotted borders.

Space them out similar to the image shown below. There should be plenty of
room to allow for dimensions and annotations to be added.

For training and learning purposes, it would be easier to focus on one topic at a
time such as creating the drawing views, inserting the model dimensions, and
adding the datums and tolerances.

We will add the General Notes, the Revision Block, and fill out the information in
the Title Block towards the completion of this drawing.

Remember to save your work every once in a while.

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To maintain the parametric relationship between the

2D drawing and the 3D model, the driving dimensions
in the model should be inserted into the drawing views. This way, any changes
done to the model will be populated to the drawing automatically.

Select the dotted border of the Front drawing view.

Switch to the Annotation tab and click Modell Items.

For Source, select Entire

e Model.

For Dimensions, select:

* Markedd Forr Drawingg * Nott Markedd Forr Drawingg

* Hole
e Wizard
d Locationss * Holee Calloutt

Click OK to export the model dimensions into the selected drawing view.

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Dimensions can be moved from one drawing view to another and still maintain
their associations to the model.

Hold the Control key and select 3 dimensions: Ø1.500, Ø 1.188, and Ø 4.250.

Now hold the Shift key and drag/drop the 3 selected dimensions to anywhere
inside the section
n view.

Rearrange the dimensions in both drawing

views to look similar to the images above.

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To further enhance the clarity of a drawing, the overlaps

between the dimension leader lines should be replaced
with small gaps. This can be
done quite easily with a
couple simple steps.

Click the small arrow at the

bottom right corner of the
screen, next to the IPS units,
and select: Editt Document
Units.

On the left pane, select the

Dimensions option.

On the right pane, clear the

checkbox for Breakk Only
d Dimension
Around n Arrow.

Click OK.

Select the dimension

Ø1.188 and click the
Leaders tab.

Enable the Break

k Lines Gap size is .050”
checkbox and click OK. by default

No gap

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Zoom in on the Top drawing view and

select its dotted border.

Click Modell Items on the

Annotation tab.

The options that were

selected from the previous
step should still be active.

Click OK.

Three dimensions were

added, but the Ø6.650
must be attached to the
Bolt-Circle of the hole
Pattern.

Make sure the dotted

border of the Top drawing
view is still selected.

Click the DrawingManager

Tree tab (arrow); expand
the Drawingg View2 (Top
view). Also expand the part
Flange and the Cut-Extrude1.

Right-click Sketch-2 and

select Show.

The contruction circle is now

visible and the dimension
Ø6.650 is attaching to it.

Click on the name

Drawingg Vieww2
and press:
Shift+CC
to collapse the
tree.

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Callouts such as Depth and Number of

Instances will be added at this time.

Select the dimension Ø.500 in the Top

drawing view.

Locate the Dimensionn Text

section and place the
mouse cursor before the
<MOD-DIAM><DIM> and
Enter: 8X.

Do not click OK just yet.

Next, click to place the mouse cursor

after the <DIM> and enter:
(space) THRU.

Repeat the last step and update

the following callouts:

8X
X 45°
EQUALLYY SPACED
D

0 BOLTT CIRCLE
Ø6.650 E

Click OK.

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Sometimes the chamfer dimensions do not

get exported properly, and even if they did,
they may appear at some odd locations. To overcome this issue, we will use a
note to callout the chamfer dimensions instead.

In the section view, select the

vertex as indicated below.

Click Note on the Annotation

n
tab.

Place the note on the lower

right side and enter: 45

Click the Add

d Symbol button
and select the Degree symbol

Continue to type: X 050

0 TYP
(after the degree symbol).

Select vertex

Click OK.

Check your note against

the one shown here.

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Select the Smartt Dimension tool on the Annotation tab.

Add the radius

dimension as
shown in the
image on the
right.

Click the round

handle to flip
the dimension
arrow outward.

Click this handle

to flip the arrow

Add the text “THRU” under the dimensions Ø1.188 (circled) and select
the Top
p Justify button (arrow) to align the callout to the top.

Click OK.

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In an engineering drawing, datums are used with geometric dimensioning and

tolerancing on an object used to create a reference system for measurement.

In short, a datum is used as a reference point, surface, or axis on an object

against which measurements are made.

Switch to the Annotation tab and click:

Datumm Feature.

2 Place
Datum A
here

1 Select edge

Place Datum B
here

For Datumm A, (click 1) select the

bottom edge of the flange in the
Front drawing view.

Move the cursor outwards and click

(click 2) to place Datum A
as shown in the image above.

For Datumm B, select the centerline

in the middle of the section view.

Place Datum B as noted in the image.

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Your drawing should look similar to the one shown below. Make any corrections
as needed.

Remember to save your work every once in a while.

We will create the General Notes, the Revision Block, and fill out the Title Block
information at this time.

The Tolerance and precision topics will be discussed and added to the drawing
in the next chapter.

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General notes provide information and direction to the manufacturers by

clarifying design details or construction practices.

The general and specific notes should not be confused with the information
found in the bill of materials, title block, revision chart, or the drawing
specifications. The general notes are usually located in the upper left corner
of the drawing.

Switch to the Annotation tab and click Note.

Zoom in closer to the upper left corner of the drawing.

Place the note here

Place the note

near the upper
corner of the
drawing and
enter the note
shown below:

NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

1. INTERPRET DRAWINGS AND DIMENSIONS PER ASME ANSI-Y14.5
2. DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES, 3 DECIMAL PLACES
3. MATERIAL: STAINLESS STEEL 304 OR EQUIVALENT
4. BREAK ALL EDGES, TUMBLE, AND DEBURR PARTS
5. SHIPPING PACKAGE TO BE LABELED WITH PART NUMBER,
MANUFACTURER'S NAME, LOT NUMBER, AND QUANTITY
6. PARTS TO BE CLEAN AND FREE OF LUBRICANT OR DEBRIS

Click OK.

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The Revision Table or revision block, located in the upper right corner of the
drawing, shows details about the changes that were made to roll the revision.

The Revision Table includes the revision, the description of what changes were
made, the date of the revision, and approval of the revision.

Zoom in closer to the upper right corner of

the drawing.

Switch to the Annotation tab, expand the

Tables drop-down list and select:
Revision
n Table (arrow).

For Table Template, use the default Standard

d Revision
n Block, which can be
found in the C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SolidWorks 20XX\Lang\English.

Enable the checkbox for Attached d to

o Anchorr Point. This option will snap/lock the
Revision Table to the upper right corner of the drawing automatically.

Click OK.

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Hover the mouse pointer over the Revision Table and click square at the
lower left corner, to add a new row.

Click this symbol to add a new row

Double-click the letter A and change it to 01.

Double-click in the Description field and enter: RELEASED

D FOR
R REVIEW
W ONLY.

Double-click in the Date field and enter today’s date.

Double-click in the Approved field and enter your name there.

Zoom-To-Sheet (or press F) and rearrange

the drawing views so that they look more
presentable and easy to read.

The Isometric view should be kept at the

upper right corner of the drawing to
comply with ANSI standards.

We will now take a look at how to fill out

the information in the Title Block.

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By default, every SOLIDWORKS drawing will have 2 layers to start with; more
layers can be added at any time during the creation of the drawing.

The “Front Layer” is called the Sheet, and the “Back layer” is called the Sheett
Format.

The Sheet is where drawing views, dimensions and annotations are created, and
the Sheet Format is where the information that belongs to the Title Block is kept.

We will need to edit the Sheet Format in order to fill out the information in the
Title Block.

From the FeatureManager tree, expand Sheet1 and double-click the Sheet-
Format1 to activate the back layer.

The Sheet Format is activated. The lines and text in the Title
Block can be modified at this time.

Hover the mouse cursor over the middle of the Company

field until the symbol appears. This is the symbol of a
blank note; there is a blank note in every field by default.

Double-click
this blank
note and
enter the
name of
your company
(or school)
here.

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Continue adding or modifying the information in the Title Block as shown below.

Note: The information provided in this lesson is intended for training and
learning purposes only.

After the Title Block is filled out, we should go back to the Sheet (the Front
Layer) prior to saving the drawing.

From the FeatureManager tree, double-click Sheet1 to activate it.

When the Sheet layer is active, the information in the Title Block
is no longer editable.

If you need to edit the Sheet Format again, simply double-click

Sheet Format1 on the FeatureManager tree.

The 1st half of the lesson is completed. Let us save our work at this time.

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Select: File,, Save

e As.

Enter: Detailingg a Machined

d Part.slddrw for the file name.

Click Save.

Close all documents.

The Tolerance and precision topics (GD&T) will be discussed and added to the
same drawing, in the next chapter.

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The exercises are intended to help you apply what you have learned from the previous
lessons. They come with some instructions, but they are not as detailed as the lessons.
The purpose is to give you an opportunity to explore and create drawings on your own,
at your own pace.

Select File,, Open.

Browse to the Training Folder and

open the part document named:
Machinedd Part_EXE.sldprt.

The material 5052-H32 has already been

assigned to the part.

Create a drawing from the model using the following:

* B (ANSI)) Landscapee * Scale:: 1:2
* 3 Angle
rd e Projection
n * Add the Front, Top,
and Isometric views from the View
w Palette.

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Switch to the Drawing tab and click Section

n View.

Select the Verticall Cuttingg Line and place the line on the center of the hole.

Place the Section View on the right side of the Front view. Verify that the section
arrows are pointing to the left as shown in the image above.

Click inside the hatch area to access the Hatch

h Properties.

For Hatch Pattern, select ANSI38

8 (Aluminum).

For Scale, enter 3.

Enable the checkbox Applyy Changess Immediately.

Click OK.

Compare your hatch pattern against

the image shown on the right.

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Switch to the Annotation tab and click Centerline.

Add the 3 centerlines

shown in the image
below to the section
view.

Adjust the length of

the centerlines by
dragging the handles
at the ends, if needed.

Click Modell Items on the Annotation tab.

Select the options shown in the dialog box on

the right and click OK.

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Zoom in on each drawing view and

rearrange the dimensions similar
to the images shown below.

Start with the Top drawing view, move

the dimensions so that they are easier
to read.

Next, zoom closer to the Front

drawing view.

The hole callout will be modified

in the next step.

Zoom in on the Section

View.

Rearrange the
dimensions similar
to the image shown
on the right.

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Add the number of instances to the dimensions

using the Dimension
n Text box as shown here.

Add a note for the chamfer dimension

(circled).

Click the Add Symbol button and

select the degree symbol from the list.

Click Note from the Annotation tab, and enter the notes below:

NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED

1. INTERPRET DRAWINGS AND DIMENSIONS PER ASME ANSI-Y14.5
2. DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES, 3 DECIMAL PLACES
3. MATERIAL: ALUMINUM 5052-H32
4. BREAK ALL EDGES, TUMBLE, AND DEBURR PARTS
5. SHIPPING PACKAGE TO BE LABELED WITH PART NUMBER,
MANUFACTURER'S NAME, LOT NUMBER, AND QUANTITY
6. PARTS TO BE CLEAN AND FREE OF LUBRICANT OR DEBRIS

Place the General Notes on the lower left corner of the drawing.

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From the FeatureManager tree, expand Sheet1 and double-click the Sheet-
Format1 to activate the back layer.

Enter the information shown below, in each appropriate section.

Double-click Sheet1 on the FeatureManager tree to switch back to the Sheet.

Make any corrections as needed prior to saving the drawing document.

Select File,, Save

e As.

Enter Machined d
Part_EXE.slddrw w
for the file name.

Click Save.

Close the part and

the drawing
documents.

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