Part I: SolidWorks Basics
- To create an Isometric view, activate the Drawings toolbar in the
CommandManager, and click the Projected View button. Then select one of the exist-
ing views, and move the cursor at a 45-degree angle. If you cannot place the view where
you would like it to go, press the Ctrl key to break the alignment and place the view
where you want it. - You can change the appearance of the drawing view in several ways.
l (^) View ➪ Display ➪ Tangent Edges with Font uses phantom line type for any edge
between tangent faces.
l (^) View ➪ Display ➪ Tangent Edges Removed completely removes any tangent edges.
This is not recommended, especially for parts with many filleted edges, because it gen-
erally displays just the outline of the part.
l Shaded or Wireframe modes can be used on drawings, accessed from the View toolbar.
l (^) Perspective views must be saved in the model as a named view and placed in the
drawing using the view name.
l (^) RealView drawing views are not available on a drawing except by capturing a screen
shot from the model and placing this screen shot in a drawing. The same applies to
PhotoWorks renderings.
- Look at the custom properties that you created in the title block. The date is there
because you entered a specific value for it, but the Name field is not filled in. This is
because there is no User property in the part. Right-click the part in one of the views and
select Open Part. In the part window, choose File ➪ Properties, and in the Property Name
column, type the property name user, with a value of your initials, or however your com-
pany identifies people on drawings. The Properties dialog box, also called Summary
Information, is shown in part in Figure 4.24.
FIGURE 4.24
The Custom Properties entry tableCross-Reference
When used in models and formats, Custom Properties are an extremely powerful combination, especially when
you want to fill in data automatically in the format, in a BOM (Bill of Materials), or a PDM (Product Data
Management) product. These topics are discussed in more detail in Chapters 20 and 24. n