Lesson goal
Create your first drawing from a part: choose the sheet format, place the views and retrieve the model dimensions.
2 videos
1 exercise
Beginner
Prerequisite: Know how to model a simple part
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
Drawings and DetailingCreate a drawing from an existing part, insert the base views, then add dimensions and annotations.In French↗ DrawingsDrawing basics: View Palette, annotations, BOM and balloons.In French↗
2. Key takeaways
A drawing is associative: if the part changes, the drawing updates, and the reverse is true for driving dimensions.
The View Palette lets you drag the standard views (front, top, isometric) straight onto the sheet.
Model Items imports the dimensions already defined in the part: less typing, and dimensions that follow changes.
A projected view stays aligned with its parent view: move the parent view, the others follow.
Tip
Dimension your part in the sketches the way you want to see it on the drawing: importing Model Items will then do most of the work.
3. Do the exercise
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