A variety of options customize drawings to your company’s standards and to the requirements of your printer or plotter.
System drawing options
Click . Specify various display and update options for views. The settings on the
System Options tab apply to all documents. Other system options for drawings are found under the following topics:
- Display Style. Drawing view display mode and tangent edge display.
- Area Hatch/Fill. Hatch or solid fill, pattern, scale, and angle of area hatches.
- Performance. Performance options that are specific to drawings.
Document-specific detailing options
Click
Options
. On the
Document Properties tab, select
Detailing. The settings on the
Document
Properties tab apply to the active document only. Other document
properties for drawings are found under the following topics:
Displaying Scrollbars in Drawings
You can turn scrollbars on and off in the SOLIDWORKS graphics view for
drawings, without turning them on and off for parts and assemblies.
You cannot change this option while any documents are open.
To turn scrollbars on and off in the graphics view for
drawings:
- Close all SOLIDWORKS documents.
- Click .
- Select or clear Display scrollbars in graphics
view for drawings.