Introduction to SolidWorks

Lesson 12 – Creating Detail Drawings
Section V – Creating Engineering Drawings Practice Exercises

SIDEBARS

Practice Exercises

1. Describe the FeatureManager design tree for a drawing.


2. Check the spelling in your SkateboardDeck drawing.


3. Click HelpSolidWorks Help in the Main Menu and select Contents and study the
   section Derived Drawing Views. List and describe what views are available in
   SolidWorks.

Questions

1. Suggest what manufacturing processes can be used to make each part in the
   skateboard.


2. Develop an assembly sequence to put together the skateboard.


3. Click ToolsOptionsDocument Properties and find what other drafting standards
   are available besides ANSI and ISO. Where are they popular?


4. What is the difference between a countersunk hole, a counterbored hole and a
   spotface?


5. What is the difference between a fillet and a chamfer?


6. What is the difference between projected view and auxiliary view?


7. Explain what is/are:
   a. Nominal size.
   b. Basic size.
   c. Actual size.
   d. True position.
   e. True radius.
   f. Limit dimensions.
   g. Reference dimensions.
   h. Datum.
   i. Dimension lines.
   j. Extension lines.
   k. Leader lines.
   l. Section view.
   m. Detail view.
   n. Broken-out section.