Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS 2016

Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016 Fundamentals of Drawing

Activity: General Notes and Parametric Notes

Locate the R1 text used to create the edge Fillet.
340) Position the mouse
pointer over the R1 text in
the Section view. The text
displays the dimension
name: “D1@Fillet1 of
Guide.”

Insert a Parametric drawing note.
341) Click the Notes l ayer from
the Layer toolbar.

342. 
     

     Click the Note tool
     from the Annotation tab in
     the CommandManager.
     The Note
     PropertyManager is displayed.

     
     


343. 
     

     Click a start point in the lower left corner of the Graphics window,
     to the left of the Title block, below Drawing View1.

     
     

Type two lines of notes in the Note text box.
344) Line 1: Enter 1. ALL ROUNDS.

345. 
     

     Press the Space key.

     
     


346. 
     

     Click R1. The radius value R1 is added to the text
     box.

     
     


347. 
     

     Press the Space key.

     
     


348. 
     

     Enter MM.

     
     


349. 
     

     Press the Enter key.

     
     


350. 
     

     Line 2: Enter 2. REMOVE ALL BURRS.

     
     


351. 
     

     Click OK from the Note PropertyManager.

     
     

Do not double dimension a drawing with a note and the

corresponding dimension. Hide the radial dimension.