SolidWorks 2011 Parts Bible - Matt Lombard [222]
Projecting views
23. Expand the Task pane and activate the View palette (the tab that looks like a drawing icon). Click the ellipsis button (...) and browse for the assembly named Chapter 15. SF casting assembly.sldasm. This is shown in Figure 15.40.
Figure 15.40
The View palette
24. Drag the Back view onto the drawing. Notice that when you use this technique, the views do not resize automatically, regardless of the setting at Tools⇒Options⇒Drawings⇒Automatically Scale New Drawing Views.
2. Delete any view that you have created using this method. Open Windows Explorer, browse to the assembly, and drag it into the drawing. The views that you create using this method are equivalent to the Standard 3 View tool. This time, the views auto-size.
26. Select the Front view and change it to the Back view. Notice that the rest of the views change to reflect the new parent view. You will get a warning about this change.
27. Zoom in on the Back view. Change the view to show Tangent Edges With Font through View⇒ Display. You can also change this from the view RMB menu.
28. Click the Alternate Position View toolbar button. Type a name in the PropertyManager for a new configuration and click the green check mark icon. SolidWorks opens the assembly model window.
29. Rotate the handle 90 degrees and click the green check mark icon. SolidWorks returns to the drawing and shows the new position in a dashed font, as shown in Figure 15.41.
Figure 15.41
Creating an Alternate Position View
30. Place an isometric view on the drawing. Change the Display Mode to make it a shaded view.
31. Right-click inside the view but away from the parts, and select Properties. The dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 15.42. Make sure that the view is set to use the Default configuration, and also select the Show in exploded state option.
Figure 15.42
The Drawing View Properties dialog box
Summary
SolidWorks has the capacity to make many different types of views of parts. In addition to the tools for projecting views, custom views saved in the model document can be saved and used on the drawing. The associative nature of the drawing to the model helps ensure that drawing views, regardless of how unusual the section angle or view orientation, are displayed in the correct size, location, and geometry.
It is sometimes better to create some of the views that require sketches by pre-sketching. Make use of workflow enhancements when possible; for example, the Broken-out Section automated workflow works well, but forcing it to be a manual process makes it awkward to use.
Chapter 16: Using Annotations and Symbols
In This Chapter
Placing notes
Inserting and creating blocks
Accessing symbols
Appling center marks and centerlines
Using annotations tutorial
Annotations and symbols are a major component of communicating a design through a drawing. SolidWorks has several tools available to help you manage these entities to make engineering drawings look good and communicate effectively.
Using Notes
Notes are the workhorse of SolidWorks annotations. You can use notes in many different configurations and mix them with links to custom properties, hyperlinks, and text wrapping boxes. You can also use them with styles, leaders, symbols, and balloons; and you can even embed balloons into notes.
Setting up a workflow for placing notes
Sometimes users have difficulty working through some of the interfaces in SolidWorks. This is not necessarily the fault of the software, but is often because users may not fully understand how the workflow of a particular feature is designed to function. The Model View interface from the last chapter is one that can be confusing until you have been through it a few times and gain a more intuitive feel for how it works.
Understanding the workflow is paramount to being able to use the software efficiently. I sometimes find myself using the annotations clumsily, and sometimes wind up with blank notes, double notes, or extra lines at the ends of notes. After using the tool