Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2016 Fundamentals of Drawing
Drawing Layers organize dimensions, annotations and geometry. Create a new drawing
layer to contain dimensions and notes. Create a second drawing layer to contain hidden
feature dimensions.
Select the Light Bulb to turn On/Off Layers. Dimensions placed on the hidden layers
are turned on and off for clarity and can be recalled for parametric
annotations.
Display the Layer toolbar.
34) Right-click in the gray area to the right of the word Help in the Menu
bar. Check Layer if the Layer toolbar is not active. The Layer toolbar
is displayed.
- Click the Layer Properties file
folder from the Layer toolbar. The
Layers dialog box is displayed.
Create the Dimension Layer.
36) Click the New button. Enter Dim in the
Name column.
- Double-click under the Description
column. Enter Dimensions in the
Description column.
Create the Notes Layer.
38) Click the New button. Enter Notes for Name.
Double-click under the Description column.
Enter General Notes for Description.
Create the Hidden Dims Layer.
41) Click the New button.
- Enter Hidden Dims for Name. Double-click under the Description column. Enter Hidden
Insert Dimensions for Description.
Dimensions placed on the Hidden Dims Layer are not displayed on the drawing until the
Hidden Dims Layer status is On. Set the Layer Color to locate dimensions on this layer
easily.
Turn the Hidden Insert Dimension Layer Off.
- Click On/Off. The light bulb is
displayed in light gray or white.
Set the Layer Color.
- Click the small black square in
the Hidden Dims row.