Creating a New Drawing

  1. Click Options on the Standard toolbar.
  2. On the System Options tab, select Drawings > Display Style.
  3. Under Tangent edges, select Removed to hide transition edges between rounded or filleted faces, then click OK.
  4. Click File > Make Drawing from Part .
  5. In the Sheet Format/Size dialog box:
    1. Clear Only show standard formats to see all format options.
    2. Select A (ANSI) Landscape.
    3. Click OK.
    SOLIDWORKS creates a drawing using the A (ANSI) Landscape sheet format.
  6. Click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Detailing.
  7. Under Auto insert on view creation, clear Center marks-holes -part and click OK.
    You manually add center marks later on.
  8. On the View Palette tab of the Task Pane:
    1. Clear Auto-start projected view.
    2. Drag the Top view into the drawing area.
  9. In the PropertyManager:
    1. Under Display Style, click Hidden Lines Removed .
    2. Under Scale, select Use custom scale and set the scale to 1:2.
    3. Click .