When creating drawings of an elaborate model, our views can suffer from unnecessary clutter. The challenge of CADD (Computer-Aided Drafting and Design) is to digitize the pencil. After all, a manual Drafter could draw any required detail, or in other cases, not draw unnecessary details that would confuse the drawing.
Have you ever needed an OHM symbol (Ω) in a SOLIDWORKS drawing or for a part marking feature? Perhaps you need a registered Trademark, Copyright symbol, or other Greek letters commonly used in equations or electronics? When generating a drawing note, it may be necessary to use a symbol that is not available in the standard installed SOLIDWORKS Symbols library.
Communication is the key to successfully navigating someone else’s design quickly, or guiding others safely through your designs. One of the best ways to communicate your design intent is to document your design is to add comments in SOLIDWORKS.