Introduction
Administration
User Interface
SolidWorks Fundamentals
Moving from 2D to 3D
Assemblies
CircuitWorks
Configurations
Design Checker
Design Studies in SolidWorks
Drawings and Detailing
Detailing Overview
Annotations
Tables
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Table Columns and Rows
Adding Symbol Text to BOM or Table Cells
Expanding Tables
Equations in Tables
Drafting Standards
Print Settings
Drawings
Drawings Overview
Getting Started in Drawings
Setting Options for Drawing Documents
Creating a Drawing
Sheet Format/Size
The Drawing Window
Sheet Formats, Sheets, and Views
Customizing Sheet Formats
Saving Sheet Formats
Sheet Properties
Copying Sheets
Multiple Drawing Sheets
Renaming Sheets
Linking Notes to Document Properties
Views of Parts and Assemblies
View Boundaries
Scales in Drawings
Inserting Images in Drawings
2D Sketching in Drawings
Types of Drawing Documents
Standard Drawing Views
Derived Drawing Views
Drawing View Alignment and Display
Drawing Tools
Drawing Outputs
Title Block Management
Print Options
Dimensions in Drawings
DFMXpress
DriveWorksXpress
FloXpress
Import and Export
Large Scale Design
Model Display
Mold Design
Motion Studies
Parts and Features
Routing
Sheet Metal
Simulation
SimulationXpress
Sketching
Sustainability Products
SolidWorks Utilities
Tolerancing
Toolbox
Weldments
Workgroup PDM
Troubleshooting
Glossary
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The Drawing Window

The drawing window includes a FeatureManager design tree that is similar to the design tree in the part and assembly windows. The FeatureManager design tree for drawings consists of a hierarchical list of items pertaining to the drawing. There is an icon for each sheet; under each sheet, there are icons for the sheet format and each view.

Standard views contain the feature list for the part or assembly shown in the view. Generated views, such as detail or section views, contain additional, view-specific items (detail circles, section lines, and so on).

The drawing window has rulers at the top and left side. The rulers (and the status bar) show the position of the pointer on the sheet. To turn the ruler display on or off, click View, Rulers. To specify the major and minor ruler line graduations, click Tools, Options, Document Properties, Grid/Snap. Specify the Major grid spacing and Minor-lines per major settings.

Related Topics

Drawings Overview

Creating a drawing

Setting options for drawing documents

Standard drawing views

Views of parts and assemblies



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