Chapter 4: Creating Simple Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings
- To return to Edit Sheet mode (out of Edit Format mode), select Edit Sheet from the
RMB menu. A little text reminder message appears in the lower-right corner on the sta-
tus bar to indicate whether you are editing the Sheet or the Format. - From the Drawings toolbar, click the Standard 3 View button, or through the menus,
choose Insert ➪ Drawing View ➪ Standard 3 View. If the Chapter4SimpleMachinedPart
document does not appear in the list box in the PropertyManager, then use the Browse but-
ton to select it. When you click the OK button, the three drawing views are created. - Drawing views can be sized individually or for each sheet. The Sheet Properties dia-
log box in Figure 4.23 shows the sheet scale. If this is changed, all the views on the sheet
that use the sheet scale are updated. If you select a view and activate the Drawing View
PropertyManager, you can use the Scale panel to toggle from Use Sheet Scale to Use
Custom Scale.
Caution
In the United States, drawings are traditionally made and understood using the Third Angle Projection, which
is the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard. In Europe, drawings typically use First Angle
Projection, which is the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standard. If you are not careful
about making and reading your drawings, you could make a serious mistake. There are times when in the
United States, the SolidWorks software will install with ISO standard templates, which will project views using
First Angle Projection. When you’re using a template that you are unfamiliar with, it is a good idea to check
the projection method. To do this, right-click the drawing sheet and select Sheet Properties. The Type of pro-
jection setting appears in the top middle of the dialog box, as shown in Figure 4.23. This dialog box looks simi-
lar to the Sheet Format/Size dialog box, but it has some additional options, including the projection type. n
FIGURE 4.23
First angle versus third angle projections