Used to create parts these items populate the “FeatureManager Design Tree” upon creation of the “FeatureManager Design Tree” items such as sketches, features, or planes can be put into positionĪnd then saved to be a portion of a part or assembly template.
Template specific settings once a document is opened as is shown in Figure 3.įigure 3: The document specific “View” menu as seen from within a part or assembly file. The “View” menu is found at the top of the SOLIDWORKS Window at all times but will only have Template will always open with that “Sheet Format” present and will not prompt the user to selectĪ “Sheet Format” to then apply upon open.įigure 2: A “Sheet Format” showing title block, border line art. If a drawing template is saved with a “Sheet Format” selected that drawing These are the only items that are stored in a
Properties, and the sheet size of a drawing exist. The “Sheet Format” consists of the backdrop on which all the title block, border line art, title block All options found within this tab are settings that can be setup for documentįigure 1: “Document Properties” dialog box. It can be accessed via ‘Tools’, ‘Options’ on the tab of thes ame name. The “Document Properties” dialog will only be available when a document (Part, Asssembly, orĭrawing) is open within SolidWorks. This will be discussed more later in this document. Template but is stored in a separate “Sheet Format” file that is picked upon creation of a newĭrawing. Please note that the sheet format (title block line art) is not specifcally part of the drawing Drawing templates, additionally, have template settings The ‘Document Properties’ will hold different settings for part/assembly, and drawing files based Sheet Format (the line art for a drawing title block and border) Sheet Properties (found by right clicking the drawing sheet & going to ‘Properties’) Item Visibility Settings (found under the ‘View’ menu)įeatures/Sketches (found in the ‘FeatureManager Design Tree’) All of these locations are listed below.ĭocument Properties (found under ‘Tools’, ‘Options’, ‘Document Properties’) There are common locations where template settings are held for all part, assembly, and drawing What settings are encompassed in a template? Revisit templates with updates at the outset of new projects. So, it is generally a good idea to setup document templates as a first step and to Once a new file isĬreated based off of a template the new file is no longer controlled or affected by changes made The template files themselves act only as the initial conditions of a new file. Systems, drafting standards, first/third projection angles of drawings, dimension formatting,Īnnotation formatting, image quality of parts, and many more options. Template files for parts, assemblies, and drawings are the storage location for defaultĮnvironmental settings used when creating new files.
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