Index
drag-and-drop method
adding or removing components, 450
populating drawing with Pre-defined Views, 683
populating holes, 600–601
dragging
Alt+dragging, 475
degree-of-freedom, 25
sketch entities, 212
Drawing FeatureManager, Broken-out Section View, 704
Drawing Layer Mapping screen, 677
drawing template (*.drwdot), 11, 663
Drawing Templates option, 687
Drawing View Bodies PropertyManager, 692
Drawing View Properties dialog box, 713, 723
Drawing View PropertyManager, 682, 692
drawing views
3D Drawing View Mode, 710–711
aligning, 711–712
Alternate Position View, 707–709
Auxiliary View, 707
Break View, 705–707
Broken-out Section View
closed loop, 702–703
editing, 704–705
selecting depth, 703–704
Crop View, 701–702
Custom View, 709
Detail View
detail circle drawn in-line, 697
editing Detail View, 697
pre-drawn detail circle, 695–697
display options
Display States, 712
display styles, 712–714
quality settings, 716–717
Tangent edge display options, 714–716
distinguishing from sheets, 717
Empty View, 709
Model View
Cosmetic Thread display panel, 692–694
dimensions, 694
Display State, 694
Display Style, 694
Import Options, 693
multiple views, 693
opening documents, 692
orientation, 693
overview, 691
Reference Configuration list, 692Display/Delete Relations tool
editing design intent, 27–28
editing sketch relations, 206–208
overview, 99
removing-context sketch relations, 560
Dissolve Pattern option, component RMB menu, 536
Dissolve Subassembly option, 450, 467
dissolving
library feature, 639
SolidWorks table-based BOM, 774–775
docking CommandManager, 42
Document Properties dialog box, 14
Document Settings screen, 678
documentation, SolidWorks
hardcopy, 10
Help features, 10
Moving from AutoCAD option, 9–10
overview, 8–9, 10–11
saving setup, 12
templates, 12–17
Tip of the Day feature, 10
tutorials, 9
What’s New document, 9
“dog ear” corners, 911
Dome feature, 292–293
double hold line fillet, 276, 287
Draft Analysis tool
Basic draft analysis, 1018–1019
Face Classification draft analysis, 1020–1021
Gradual Transition draft analysis, 1019–1020
overview, 181
steep faces, 1021
Draft feature
DraftXpert, 1017
limitations, 1016–1017
Neutral Plane draft, 1014–1015
Parting Line draft, 1015
single body, 873
Step draft, 1015–1016
what to do when draft fails, 1017
Draft icon, Mold Tools toolbar, 1025
draft option, Instant 3D, 241
Draft PropertyManager, 1014
Draft Quality HLR/HLV tool, 184–185
Draft quality option, cosmetic thread display, 692–693
Draft quality view, 716
Drafting Standard page, Document Properties tab, 665
DraftXpert PropertyManager, 1014
DraftXpert tool, 1017