eDrawings Basics

Contents

• Creation of SolidWorks eDrawings Files
  

• Opening Files
  

  Use the Open tool to open an existing file in the SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer.

• Exiting eDrawings
  

  When you close files or the SolidWorks eDrawings application, you are prompted to save changes.

• DXF/DWG File XREFs
  

• Setting Options
  

• Editing Custom Properties
  

  You can edit custom properties in SolidWorks files from Windows Explorer; that is, without opening the files in the SolidWorks application. The files must have been created in SolidWorks 2008 or later.

• SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer Interface
  

  The SolidWorks eDrawings Viewer interface has toolbars, menus, the SolidWorks eDrawings Manager pane, and a graphics area.

• eDrawings Manipulation Tools
  

• Drawings in eDrawings
  

• Layouts Overview
  

  You can create multiple layouts in CAD or SolidWorks eDrawings drawing documents using the Create Layout tool. With layouts, you can look at related views together, regardless of their original locations on drawing sheets.

• Display Features in eDrawings
  

• Components Tab
  

  You can use the components tree on the Components tab in the SolidWorks eDrawings Manager to manage assembly file components.

• Part Tab
  

  You can use the parts tree on the Part tab in the SolidWorks eDrawings Manager to manage parts.

• Animations
  

• Bills of Materials
  

  You can view bills of materials (BOMs) for drawings, parts, and assemblies. You can display BOMs in native SolidWorks documents, as well as in eDrawings files saved from the SolidWorks software.

• Title Block Tables
  

  You can view title block tables for parts and assemblies. You can display title block tables in native SolidWorks documents, as well as in eDrawings files saved from the SolidWorks software.

• Embedding SolidWorks eDrawings Files in Other Documents
  

  You can embed SolidWorks eDrawings files in other documents as OLE objects.

• Embedding eDrawings Controls in Microsoft Office Documents
  

  You can embed SolidWorks eDrawings controls in other documents as OLE objects.

• Saving Files
  

• Printing Files in eDrawings
  

• Sending Files
  

  You can email SolidWorks eDrawings files to others using the Send tool. The email contains detailed instructions for the recipient about how to use the eDrawings application.

• Application Programming Interface
  

  The SolidWorks eDrawings Application Programming Interface (API) is an OLE programming interface to SolidWorks eDrawings and is implemented as a Microsoft ActiveX control. You can use the eDrawings API to customize the eDrawings Viewer, create interactive web pages, and translate files.