Fundamentals of Drawing Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016
Insert dimensions into Drawing View1.
Click the Model Items tool from the Annotation tab. The Model
Items PropertyManager is displayed. Accept the default conditions.
Click OK from the Model Items PropertyManager. Note: Hide
any unwanted annotation or dimension in the Detail view.
Position the Fillet text.
337) Use the Shift key to move the R1 text from Drawing View1 to the
Section view.
- Click and drag the R1 text off the profile in the Section view. The
R1 text is displayed either on the left or right side of the Section
view. Note: It may come in directly into the Section view.
Save the GUIDE drawing.
- Click Save.
General Notes and Parametric Notes
Plan ahead for general drawing notes. Notes provide relative part or assembly
information. Example: Material type, material finish, special manufacturing procedure or
considerations, preferred supplier, etc.
Below are a few helpful guidelines to create general drawing notes:
- Use capital letters.
- Use left text justification.
- Font size should be the same size as the dimension text.
Create Parametric notes by selecting dimensions in the drawing. Example: Specify the
Fillet radius of the GUIDE as a note in the drawing. If the radius is modified, the
corresponding note is also modified.
Hide superfluous feature dimensions. Do not
delete feature dimensions. Recall a hidden
dimension by using the View, Hide/Show,
Hide/Show Annotations from the Menu bar.
Utilize a Layer to Hide/Show superfluous feature
dimensions with the Layer on/off icon.