Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016

Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016 Fundamentals of Drawing

Set Drawing Size, Sheet Properties and Document Properties for the

Drawing Template. Sheet Properties control Sheet Size, Sheet Scale and
Type of Projection. Document Properties control the display of

dimensions, annotations and symbols in the drawing.

Set Sheet Properties. View your options in the Sheet Properties dialog box.

6. 
   

   Right-click in the Graphics window.

   
   


7. 
   

   Click Properties. The Sheet
   Properties dialog box is displayed. If
   needed expand the drop-down menu
   to view the Properties command.

   
   


8. 
   

   Select Sheet Scale 1:1.

   
   


9. 
   

   Select B (ANSI) Landscape from the
   Standard sheet size box.

   
   


10. 
    

    Uncheck the Display sheet format
    box.

    
    


11. 
    

    Select Third Angle for Type of
    projection.

    
    


12. 
    

    Click OK from the Sheet Properties
    dialog box.

    
    

Set Document Properties.

13. 
    

    Click Options , Document
    Properties tab from the Menu bar.

    
    


14. 
    

    Select ANSI for Overall drafting standard. Click the Units
    folder.

    
    


15. 
    

    Select MMGS for Unit system.

    
    


16. 
    

    Select .12 for basic unit length decimal place.

    
    


17. 
    

    Select None for basic unit angle decimal place.

    
    

Detailing options provide the ability to address

dimensioning standards, text style, center marks,

extension lines, arrow styles, tolerance and
precision.

There are numerous text styles and sizes

available in SOLIDWORKS. Companies develop

drawing format standards and use specific text

height for Metric and English drawings.