Building the Design Requirements

First, set the requirements to evaluate the document.

  1. Click Tools > Design Checker > Build Checks.
    Close the welcome page if it appears and reduce the size of the SOLIDWORKS Design Checker window.
  2. Click File > New , then, on the Document Checks tab_Des_Chk_Document.gif tab:
    1. Click Dimensioning Standard dimensioning_std.gif.
    2. Select ISO.
      The document to be evaluated will be checked to ensure that the Overall drafting standard in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Drafting Standard is set to ISO.
    3. Click Units Setting .
    4. Under Unit system, select MMGS (millimeter, gram, second).
      The document to be evaluated will be checked to ensure that the units in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Units is set to MMGS (millimeter, gram, second). The document is only evaluated to determine the units used in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Units . This check ignores dimensions in the graphics area that override the document properties units.