Lightweight drawings are analogous to lightweight assemblies. By default,
most assembly drawings open as lightweight, so only a subset of model data loads in
memory. The remaining model data loads as required.
Performance of drawings of large assemblies improves significantly with
lightweight drawings. Lightweight drawings are efficient because the full model data
loads only as required.
Detached drawings cannot be lightweight drawings.
With lightweight drawings, you can:
- Create all types of drawing views
- Attach annotations to models in views
- Dimension models in views
- Specify edge properties
- Select edges and vertices
- Set drawings of subassemblies to lightweight or resolved
If you print a lightweight drawing when it is out of synchronization with
its model, the drawing prints with a watermark: SOLIDWORKS
Lightweight drawing - Out-of-Date Print