SolidWorks 2011 Parts Bible - Matt Lombard [72]
5. Add an annotation in the Drawn row, in the Date column. You can add annotations by choosing Insert⇒Annotations⇒Note, or by activating the Annotations toolbar in the CommandManager and clicking the Note button. Type today's date as the text of the note.
Caution
If you are using a SolidWorks default template and a circle appears around your note, and then use the Text Format PropertyManager that appears when you are creating a note, expand the Border panel, and change the Circle option to None.
6. Add another note, this time to the Name column. Do not type anything in the note, but click the Link to Properties button in the Note PropertyManager to create a link to a custom property. In the Link to Property dialog box, click the Model in View Specified option in Sheet Properties. Type user in the drop-down text box below the option. This now accesses a custom property in a part or assembly that is put onto this drawing and called “user,” and will put the value where the note is placed.
7. To return to Edit Sheet mode (out of Edit Format mode), select Edit Sheet from the RMB menu. A little text reminder message appears in the lower-right corner on the status bar to indicate whether you are editing the Sheet or the Format.
8. From the Drawings toolbar, click the Standard 3 View button, or through the menus, choose Insert⇒Drawing View⇒Standard 3 View. If the Chapter4SimpleMachinedPart document does not appear in the list box in the PropertyManager, then use the Browse button to select it. When you click the OK button, the three drawing views are created.
9. Drawing views can be sized individually or for each sheet. The Sheet Properties dialog box in Figure 4.20 shows the sheet scale. If this is changed, all the views on the sheet that use the sheet scale are updated. If you select a view and activate the Drawing View PropertyManager, you can use the Scale panel to toggle from Use Sheet Scale to Use Custom Scale.
Figure 4.20
First angle versus third angle projections
Caution
In the United States, drawings are traditionally made and understood using the Third Angle Projection, which is the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) standard. In Europe, drawings typically use First Angle Projection, which is the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standard. If you are not careful about making and reading your drawings, you could make a serious mistake. There are times when in the United States, the SolidWorks software will install with ISO standard templates, which will project views using First Angle Projection. When you're using a template that you are unfamiliar with, it is a good idea to check the projection method. To do this, right-click the drawing sheet and select Sheet Properties. The Type of projection setting appears in the top middle of the dialog box, as shown in Figure 4.20. This dialog box looks similar to the Sheet Format/Size dialog box, but it has some additional options, including the projection type.
10. To create an Isometric view, activate the Drawings toolbar in the CommandManager, and click the Projected View button. Then select one of the existing 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.
11. You can change the appearance of the drawing view in several ways.
• View⇒Display⇒Tangent Edges with Font uses phantom line type for any edge between tangent faces.
• View⇒Display⇒Tangent Edges Removed completely removes any tangent edges. This is not recommended, especially for parts with many filleted edges, because it generally displays just the outline of the part.
• Shaded or Wireframe modes can be used on drawings, accessed from the View toolbar.
• Perspective views must be saved in the model as a named view and placed in the drawing using