Index
View Palette, 61, 690, 722
View toolbar
manipulating view, 177–178
Rotate View tool, 711
View Tools
Annotation views, 188–189
Camera views, 183
general discussion, 180–183
Standard Views toolbar, 187–188
View Orientation box, 186–187
Zebra Stripes, 185–186
view-manipulation device, 71
views. See also animating views; drawing views
annotation, 188–189, 751–752
manipulating, 175–180
Pre-defined, 681–684
sketch pictures, 214–215
Views dialog box, 727
virtual components
assemblies, 442–443
internal, 576–577
Layout feature, 565
parallels to multi-body parts, 809
virtual reality markup language (VRML) file, 847
virtual sharp display, 98, 981
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), 72
visualization techniques
Assembly Visualization tool, 195–196
Display States functionality, 193–194
edge settings, 194–195
manipulating view, 175–180
RealView, 189–193
tutorials, 201
View Tools, 180–189
VRML (virtual reality markup language) file, 847
*.vrml file, 954W
Web-based help file format, 10
Welcome to SolidWorks screen, 5, 54
Welcome to SolidWorks SimulationXpress window, 421
Weldment button, 976–977
Weldment Properties interface, 977
weldments
3D sketches, 971–975
Cut list, 988–991
defined, 162
drawings, 991–992V
values, applying to variable radius fillet, 277–278
variable curvature, 282
variable pitch helix, 261
variable radius fillet
applying values, 277–278
overview, 276
Setback option, 289
smooth transition, 279
straight transition, 279
types of, 266
Variable Radius Parameters panel, Fillet PropertyManager, 278
Vary Sketch option, Linear Pattern, 324–326
VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), 72
Verband der Automobilindustrie Flächenschnittstelle
(VDAFS), 954
Verification on rebuild option, 314, 412
Vertex option, Extrude feature, 143
Vertical Dimension option, Dimensions/Relations
toolbar, 114
Vertical Ordinate Dimension, 115
Vertical relation
3D planes, 975
Keep Relations option, 210
Vertical setting, PropertyManager, 93
Vertical to Another View option, 712
video cards, 189
video compressor, 1068
View Features option, 457
view manipulation
arrow keys, 176
middle mouse button (MMB), 176–177
View Mates and Dependencies option, 457, 461
View Mates tool, 461–462
View menu
global setting for visibility, 151
overview, 55–56
Undercut Detection tool, 1024
View menu entity type visibility option, 14
View Orientation button, 186
View Orientation dialog box
accessing, 180
overview, 186–187
Perspective option, 185
saving views, 709
Section View tool, 183
setting timebar, 1053–1054
switching graphics window to Camera view, 184