Detailing Mode Enhancements

Dimensions and annotations created in Detailing Mode now update to reflect changes that you make to the model. In addition, you can create and modify break, crop, and detail views, add and edit hole callouts, and edit additional characteristics of existing dimensions and annotations.

  • Robust Referencing in Detailing Mode

    Robust referencing saves you a dramatic amount of time by eliminating the need to resolve and save to maintain final annotation and dimension associativity. Previously, you had to fully resolve and save the drawing to avoid dangling dimensions and annotations.

  • Break, Crop, and Detail Views in Detailing Mode
    In Detailing Mode, you can create and modify break, crop, and detail views. You can also add dimensions and annotations to the views.
    You must save the drawing in SOLIDWORKS 2021 before you can add or edit break, crop, or detail views to it in Detailing Mode.
  • Hole Callouts in Detailing Mode

    In Detailing Mode, you can add and edit hole callouts for holes that use Hole Wizard, Advanced Hole, Hole, Extruded Cut, Swept Cut, and Revolved Cut features.

  • Editing Existing Dimensions and Annotations in Detailing Mode
    In Detailing Mode, for existing dimensions and annotations created in resolved mode, you can edit additional characteristics. You can do the following:
    • Edit dimension tolerance values
    • Edit dimension characteristics such as line type and arrow type
    • Add and remove dimensions in sets of chain and baseline dimensions
    • Edit annotation note characteristics and content