Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016 Fundamentals of Drawing
Save the GUIDE drawing.
141) Click Save As from the Menu bar.
Select PROJECTS for Save in folder. Enter GUIDE for file name.
Drawing is the default Save as type.
Click Save. Note: The correct display modes need to be selected,
dimensions to be added, along with Center Marks, Centerlines,
additional views, Custom Properties, etc.
The DWG. NO. box in the Title block displays the part
File name, GUIDE. The TITLE: box in the Title block
displays GUIDE SUPPORT.
Predefined text in the CUSTOM-B Sheet Format links
the Properties: $PRPSHEET:“Description” and
$PRP:“SW-FileName.” The Properties were defined in
the GUIDE part utilizing File, Save As. Properties in
the Title block are passed from the part to the drawing.
Always confirm the File name and Save in folder.
Projects deal with multiple File names and folders.
Select Save as type from the drop down list. Do not
enter the extension. The file extension is entered
automatically.
Each drawing has a unique file name. Drawing file
names end with a .slddrw suffix. Part file names end
with a .sldprt suffix. A drawing or part file can have the
same prefix. A drawing or part file can’t have the
same suffix.
Example: Drawing file name
GUIDE.slddrw. Part file name
GUIDE.sldprt. The current file
name is GUIDE.slddrw.
The GUIDE drawing contains
three Principle views (Standard
Orthographic views): Front,
Top, Right and an Isometric
view. You created the views
with the Model View option.