- Structure of a Drawing Document
- Drawing Document
- Drawing Sheet
- Sheet Format
- Understanding Drawing Templates
- Drawing Template Design Strategy
- Designing a Drawing Template
- Creating a Sample Model and Drawing
SOLIDWORKS DRAWINGS TRAINING
Learn how to create drawings of SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies
OVERVIEW
- CLASSROOM LENGTH: 3 days
- INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE LENGTH: 5 days
PREREQUISITES: Access to SOLIDWORKS 2018 or newer. We recommend completing the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course.
DESCRIPTION: The SOLIDWORKS Drawings training course teaches designers how to create drawings of parts & assemblies by expanding on drawing topics introduced in the Essentials course.
LESSON PLAN
Lesson 1:
Review of the Basics
- Review of Essentials
- Drawing System Options
- Beginning a New Drawing
- View Palette and Model Views
- Detailing Techniques
- Section Views
- Detail Views
- Moving Drawing Views
- Moving Dimensions
- Center Marks & Centerlines
- Assembly Drawing Review
- Adding Sheets
Lesson 2:
Understanding Drawing Templates
Lesson 3:
Customizing the Sheet Format
- Customize the Sheet Format
- Completing the Title Block Notes
- Title Block Fields
Lesson 4:
Saving and Testing the Sheet Format File
- Understanding Sheet Format Properties
- Understanding Sheet Format Behavior
- Saving the Sheet Format
- Testing the Sheet Format
- Testing Sheet Format Properties
Lesson 5:
Creating Additional Sheet Formats and Templates
- Creating Additional Sheet Formats
- Drawing Templates with Sheet Formats
- Other Drawing Template Items
- Property Tab Builder
- Properties.txt File
Lesson 6:
Advanced Options for Drawing Views
- Advanced Drawing Views
- Showing Hidden Edges
- Broken-out Section View
- Auxiliary View
- Rotating Views
- Crop View
- Understanding View Focus
- Advanced Views for Assemblies
- Section Scope
- Alternate Position View
- Using Configurations
- Custom View Orientations
- New View
- Relative View
- 3D Drawing Views
Lesson 7:
Understanding Annotation Views
- Understanding Annotation Views
- Annotations Folder
- Annotations View Visibility
- Editing Annotation Views
Lesson 8:
Advanced Detailing Tools
- Detailing Tools
- Annotation Views vs. Model Items
- Parametric Notes
- Dimension Types
- Arranging Dimensions
- Location Labels
Lesson 9:
Using Layers, Styles and the Design Library
- Using Layers
- Dimension Styles
- Annotations in the Design Library
- Flag Note Bank
Lesson 10:
Advanced Options for BOM Tables
- Tables in SOLIDWORKS
- Bill of Materials Properties
- Displaying the BOM Assembly Structure
- Modifying a Table
- Saving a Table Template
- Properties in BOM Tables
- BOM Component Options
- Balloon Indicator
Lesson 11:
Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
- Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
- Inserting a Hole Table
- Splitting a Table
- Using a Revision Table
- Leader Annotation Options
- Design Tables in Drawings
Lesson 12:
Additional Drawing Tools
- Reusing Drawings
- DrawCompare
- SOLIDWORKS Design Checker
- SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
Lesson 13:
Managing Performance
- Managing Performance
- Performance Evaluation
- Detailing Practices
- System Options & Document Properties
- Open Options
- Detached Drawings
- Hardware and Performance
- Additional Considerations
- Quick Reference Guide
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