Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016

Fundamentals of Drawing Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016

Hide the following dimensions.
227) Right-click 25.

228. 
     

     Click Hide. Right-click 6. Click Hide.

     
     


229. 
     

     Right-click M3x0.5. Click Hide. Note: if required, hide any
     other dimensions or annotations. Do not hide the 12
     dimension.

     
     

To show a hidden dimension, click View,

Hide/Show, Annotations from the Menu bar.

Add a dimension.

230. 
     

     Click Smart Dimension from the Annotation toolbar.
     The Dimension PropertyManager is displayed.

     
     


231. 
     

     Click Smart dimensioning in the Dimension Assist
     Tools box. Click the center point of the bottom left hole.
     Click the center point of the bottom right hole.

     
     


232. 
     

     Click a position below the profile as illustrated.

     
     


233. 
     

     Check OK from the Dimension PropertyManager.

     
     

Save the drawing.

234. Click Save. View the results.

Move Dimensions to a Different View

Move the linear dimension 10 that defines the Linear Hole Pattern feature from Drawing

View3 (Top) to the Auxiliary view. When moving dimensions from one view to another,

utilize the Shift key and only drag the dimension text. Release the dimension text inside

the view boundary. The text will not switch views if positioned outside the view
boundary.

Activity: Move Dimensions to a Different View

Move dimensions from the Top view to the Auxiliary view.
235) Press the z key approximately 4 times to view the dimensions in the Top view.

236. 
     

     Hold the Shift key down. Click and drag the vertical dimension 10 between the 2 holes from
     the Top view to the Auxiliary view.

     
     


237. 
     

     Release the mouse button and the Shift key when the mouse pointer is inside the
     Auxiliary view boundary.