Create and Save a Drawing

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Create a SOLIDWORKS Drawing document
• Create 2D drawings of a 3D part or 3D
assembly.
• Parts, assemblies and drawings are
linked documents.
– Any changes that you incorporate into the
part or assembly will modify the associate
drawing document.

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Create a Drawing document
• Create 2D drawings of a 3D part or 3D
assembly.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Create a drawing document.
– Click New, (File, New) Drawing from the New
SOLIDWORKS Main menu.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Create a drawing document.
– Double-click Drawing from the Templates tab.

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Create a Drawing document
The Sheet Format/Size dialog box is displayed.
View your options. Select Sheet Size. Click OK.

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Create a Drawing document
ANSI Standard Sheet Sizes:
Metric (mm) US Standard Architectural
A4 210 x 297 A-Size 8.5” x 11” 9” x 12”
A3 297 x 420 B-Size 11” x 17” 12” x 18”
A2 420 x 594 C-Size 17” x 22” 18” x 24”
A1 594 x 841 D-Size 22” x 34” 24” x 36”
A0 841 x 1189 E-Size 34” x 44” 36” x 48”

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Create the drawing document.
– The Model View PropertyManager and the
Window Open dialog box is displayed.

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 Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Create the
drawing document.
– There are many ways to
bring a model into the
drawing. At this time click
the Cancel button.

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Create a Drawing document
Draw1 is displayed. Expand the Draw1 FeatureManager.

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Create a Drawing document
• Draw1 is the default drawing
name in SOLIDWORKS.
– Sheet1 is the default first sheet
name in SOLIDWORKS.
– Drawing documents have a .slddrw
extension.
• The part or assembly (reference)
connected with the drawing must
be saved before you can save
the drawing document.

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Create a Drawing document
• A new drawing takes the name of the first
model inserted.
• The name is displayed in the Title box.

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Create a Drawing document
• Set Drawing document properties.
• Click Options. Select the Document Properties tab. Select
drafting standard.

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Create a Drawing document
• Set Drawing document properties.
• Select Units. Select Length and Angle precision.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Create the drawing views.
• Drawings consist of one or more views
produced from a part or assembly.
– Six standard Orthographic drawing views:
• Front, Top, Right, Left, Bottom, and Rear (back).

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Create a Drawing document
• Create the minimum number of views
necessary to describe an object.
• The selection and orientation of the Front
view is very important.
• The Front view should be the most
descriptive view or the most natural
orientation based on its function of the
model in the drawing.

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Create a Drawing document
• Create additional (non-standard) drawing
views if needed:
– Auxiliary
– Section
– Removed Section
– Detail
– Broken-out
– Break
– Crop
– Alternate Position
– Other

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Create a Drawing document
• Insert drawing views into the Drawing
document. You can use the Model View tool.

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Create a Drawing document
• Insert drawing views into the Drawing document.
You can use the View Palette tool. And there are
other ways.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Address ANSI standards.
• Input the standard needed views.
• Select the correct display for the views:
– Shaded.
– Shaded With Edges.
– Hidden Lines visible.
– Hidden Lines Removed.
– Wireframe.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Address dimensions per
the ANSI standards.
• There are two key ways to enter drawing
dimensions:
– Manually enter feature dimensions into
the view.
– Import feature dimensions automatically.

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Create a Drawing document
• Manually enter
dimension:
– Apply the Smart
Dimension tool from
the Annotation tab.
– Insert needed
dimensions and text.
• Note: Manually
inserted dimensions
in the drawing are
displayed in gray.

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Create a Drawing document
• Manually enter
dimension:
– Address
Tolerance /
Precision /
symbols, etc., for
the feature
dimension.

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Create a Drawing document
• Import feature
dimensions:
– Apply the Model Items
tool (document
dependent) from the
Annotation tab.
• Note: Imported
dimensions from the part
are displayed in black.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Address dimension
location per the ANSI standards.
• Address correct dimension location, line
gaps, view display mode, line precedence,
line position, dimension text, etc.

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Create a Drawing document
– Select edges, not vertices when
creating linear dimensions.
– Select the circumference of the
circle not the Center Mark
annotation when referencing the
center point of circular geometry.

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Create a Drawing document
– Flip arrows by selecting the blue
control point on the arrowhead.
– Arrows alternate between the
outside position and the inside
position.

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Create a Drawing document
– All drawing views with
dimensions require gaps
between the visible feature
line and extension lines.
• Zoom in on the dimension, click
the dimension, and create the gap
with the blue control points.

Gap

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Create a Drawing document
– Align drawing
dimensions.
– Drag sketch
dimensions off the
profiles.

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Create a Drawing document
– Leading zeroes, trailing
zeroes, and number of zeroes
to the right of the decimal
point are important in
dimension and tolerance
display.
Leading zero

Trailing zero

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Create a Drawing document
• Utilize the Text Dimension box to add,
or modify the selected dimension in the
drawing.

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Create a Drawing document
• Procedure: Address annotations per the
ANSI standards.
• Centerlines are composed of alternating long
and short dash lines. The lines identify the
center of a circle, axes or cylindrical geometry.

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Create a Drawing document
• Center Marks represent two perpendicular
intersecting centerlines. Adjust adjacent
extension lines after applying Center Marks.

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Create a Drawing document
• Utilize the Foreshortened option when
needed in a Drawing view.

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Create a Drawing document
• Manually insert needed Hole
Callouts (Hole Wizard).

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Create a Drawing document
• Never dimension a hole in a
drawing by its radius.

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Create a Drawing document
• General notes:
– Usually in upper or lower left
corner.
– Use to clarify features or give
instructions.
– Provide additional information.
• Local notes:
– Placed close to item being
referenced.
• Smart notes:
– Replaces the need for a view.

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Save the Drawing Document
There are two key ways to save a drawing
document with all of its reference documents.

The first way: File, Save As. Check the Include all
referenced components box. Click the Advanced button.

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Save the Drawing Document
The Save As with References dialog box is displayed. Click
Browse. Find the file folder location. Click Save All. Note
your options.

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Save the Drawing Document
The second way: Use Pack
& Go.

Click File, Pack & Go from

The Pack & Go dialog box is

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Save the Drawing Document
View your options. Save to a folder or zip file.

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