Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016

Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016 Fundamentals of Drawing

Know inch/mm decimal display. The ASME Y14.5-2009 standard states:

• For millimeter dimensions <1, display the leading zero. Remove trailing zeroes.


• For inch dimensions <1, delete the leading zero. The dimension is displayed with the

same number of decimal places as its tolerance.

Symbols are located on the bottom of the Dimension Text dialog box. The current text is

displayed in the text box. Example:

• 
  : Number of Instances in a Pattern.
  


• 
  : Diameter symbol.
  


• 
  : Deep symbol.
  


• 
  : Counterbore symbol.
  


• 
  : Dimension value 3.
  

Fit the Drawing to the Graphics window.
247) Press the f key.

If needed, insert dimension text.
248) Click inside the Drawing View1 boundary. The Drawing View1
PropertyManager is displayed.

249. 
     

     Click the Guide Hole dimension ∅10.015/10.000 in Drawing
     View1.

     
     


250. 
     

     Enter text THRU in the Dimension box. THRU is displayed on
     the drawing in blue.

     
     


251. 
     

     Click OK from the Dimension PropertyManager.

     
     

Save the drawing.

252. Click Save.

Access Notes, Hole Callouts and other Dimension

Annotations through the Annotations toolbar menu.
Access Annotations with the right mouse button, and

click Annotations.