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Engineering 1182 Solidworks Settings and Helpful Hints Rev: 2013-10-09, RCB 1 Table of Contents (TOC) Settings – Pinning the Display Cleaning up the Model Tree Display Eliminating Shadows and Reflections Helpful Hints – Correcting AEV Parts Changing Size – Changing Part Orientation – Changing Units Specifications (inch/meter) Changing Display Style (shaded/hidden lines visible/etc.) Changing Display Scale Escaping Title Block Edit Mode Removing Unwanted Parenthesis in Dimensions – Making Dimension’s Format meet EEIC Standards – Modifying the Template for Proper Dimensioning – Restoring Missing Hidden Lines in Drawing – Simplifying Dimensioning using Symmetry Saving a Drawing Template Re-establishing Location of Detached Toolbar Slides with animations should be shown in Slide Show Mode.

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Solidworks Settings and Helpful Hints

Rev: 2013-10-09, RCB

Table of Contents (TOC)• Settings – Pinning the Display – Cleaning up the Model Tree Display – Eliminating Shadows and Reflections

• Helpful Hints – Correcting AEV Parts Changing Size – Changing Part Orientation – Changing Units Specifications (inch/meter) – Changing Display Style (shaded/hidden lines visible/etc.) – Changing Display Scale – Escaping Title Block Edit Mode – Removing Unwanted Parenthesis in Dimensions – Making Dimension’s Format meet EEIC Standards – Modifying the Template for Proper Dimensioning – Restoring Missing Hidden Lines in Drawing – Simplifying Dimensioning using Symmetry – Saving a Drawing Template – Re-establishing Location of Detached Toolbar

Slides with animations should be shown in Slide Show Mode.

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Settings - Pinning the Display

Select the ‘Pin’

Display stays

Original Display

Click on ‘SOLIDWORKS’

Click to return to TOC

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Settings - Cleaning up the Model Tree Display

Right click and select Hide/Show Tree Items

Click ‘OK’

Change as shown

Click to return to TOC

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Eliminating Shadows and Reflections

Click to return to TOC

Entry “darkened” causes reflections

Entry “darkened” causes shadows

Click on “View Settings”

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Eliminating Shadows and Reflections

Click to return to TOC

Click entry so now entry “not darkened” and shadowseliminated

Click entry so now entry “not darkened” and reflectionseliminated

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Helpful Hints – Correcting AEV Parts Changing Size

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints – Changing Part OrientationSometimes you need to re-orient your part so that the CHARACTERISTIC view will be the FRONT View when the part is extracted to a SolidWorks Drawing.

Select CTRL + 7 keys to orient object into ISO View and select the FRONT face(dark blue)

Select CTRL + 1 keys to orient the object to “Normal To” the current FRONT view

Right click on the blue selected face and under Zoom/Pan/Rotate select View Orientation

Then under Orientation select Left to cause the current FRONT view to be re-assigned to the LEFT View. Then select Update Standard Views at the top of the dialog box and click on YES

Select CTRL + 7 keys to orient the object to it’s newly assigned FRONT and ISO View

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints - Changing Units Specifications (inch/meter)

1-Under Tools, select Options Under Options select Document and then click on Units

Click on appropriate Units specification and then select OK

Note: Units specifications can be changed for both parts or drawings and should be done prior to sizing an object or applying dimensions to a drawing

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints – Changing Display Style (shaded/hidden lines visible/etc.)

Drag to reposition

Right click on Isometric and select another style

or

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints – Changing the Display ScaleSometimes it is helpful to change the scale of the Isometric and add the appropriate note.

More space for Ortho drawings and dimensioning

NOTE: All views can be dragged to reposition and some views are locked to other viewsClick to return to TOC

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exit by right clicking to get dialog box …

Helpful Hints – Escaping Title Block Edit Mode

After you have completed the TITLE BLOCK(via Edit

Sheet Format) with all CAPS,

Note that during Edit Sheet Format your drawings disappear

Drawings reappear

then select Edit Sheet.

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints – Removing Unwanted Parenthesis in Dimensions

When you start Dimensioning do you see 'unwanted' parenthesis

You could eliminate the parenthesis by unclicking the 'parenthesis' box

to produce this result

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Helpful Hints – Removing Unwanted Parenthesis(cont’d)

But it is really tiresome to do that for every dimension !

• Go to Tools/Options/Document Properties and click on Dimension.

• Deselect Add parenthesis by default and click OK!

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Helpful Hints – Making Dimension’s Format meet EEIC Standards• Go to Tools/Options/Document Properties/Dimensions and make these

changes to each category listed below ( change font to 14 and select )

• To change the font, click on Font, then select points and then 14 and then OKAngle

Arc Length Chamfer Diameter

Hole Callout

Linear Ordinate Radius

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints - Modifying the Template for Proper Dimensioning

If after you bring up the OSU template and try to dimension a hole you find the following incorrect format:

To correct it, go to Tools/Options/Document Properties and even if you find ANSI (which is the desired format), open the menu using the down arrow and select anything else ( like ISO) and click OK.

Then return to Tools/Options/Document Properties and select ANSI and click OK. When you dimension the hole you find the correct format.

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Helpful Hint – Restoring Missing Hidden Lines in Drawing

…then under Tools/ Options / System Options / Drawings, select Display Style and click on Hidden lines visible and then OK.

Click to return to TOC

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Helpful Hints – Simplifying Dimensioning Using Symmetry

• Use SYMMETRY note to simplify dimensioning

• When you have holes that are symmetrical, dimension center mark to center mark

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Helpful Hints – Saving a Drawing TemplateAfter making any desired changes in Document Properties and filling out the Title Block with your name and other fixed data and exiting the Edit Sheet Format mode:1. Click on File / Save as2. Rename the file (perhaps your initials)3. Open the menu under Save as type by clicking the

arrow to the right 4. Then select Drawing Templates [*.drwdot]5. Click on Save6. In the future, this named template will appear

whenever you perform a New along with the other Part / Assembly / Drawing options

Click to return to TOC

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Re-establishing Location of Detached Toolbar

Click to return to TOC

Detached ToolbarDetached Toolbar

Drag it near to box with up arrow

Detached Toolbar

Drag it under the box with up arrow, moving to left and/or right until BLUE BORDER appears. Then release mouse button.

Toolbar is now attached to top of window