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SOLIDWORKS Drawings Course Overview

The “SOLIDWORKS Drawings” training course on designandprocess.com is tailored for designers who aim to enhance their skills in creating detailed 2D drawings from 3D models, which are crucial for manufacturing and documentation processes. This course builds upon the drawing fundamentals introduced in the SOLIDWORKS Essentials course, providing a hands-on learning experience that covers generating drawing views, managing dimensions, and working with annotations and tables.

 

Skills Learned:

  • Create detailed drawings of parts and assemblies
  • Manage drawing views, dimensioning schemes, and tolerancing
  • Insert BOMs, cut lists, and other data tables for comprehensive documentation
  • Customize sheet formats and drawing templates
  • Insert notes, callouts, and add intelligence to dynamically update
SOLIDWORKS Drawings Training

Course Duration

3 Days  (7 hours/day)

Prerequisites

SOLIDWORKS Essentials Course

Onsite Training

Course Examples

Drawing View Projections
Create and auto align multiple drawing projection views in seconds
Section Views
Detail hidden features easily with one-click section views
Title Block
Edit and customize title block format and linked custom properties
Hole Tables
Detail location and size of holes cleanly with hole tables
Dimensioning Schemes
Dimension features with baseline, ordinant or dimension tables
Bill of Materials
Add balloon callouts and BOMs with all the necessary part details

SOLIDWORKS Drawings Course Syllabus

Lesson 1: Review of the Basics

  • Review of Essentials
  • Drawing System Options
  • Beginning a New Drawing
  • View Palette and Model Views
  • Detailing Techniques
    • Importing Design Annotations
    • Using Model Items
    • Dimensions in Drawings
  • Section Views
  • Detail Views
  • Moving Drawing Views
    • View Alignment
  • Moving Dimensions
  • Center Marks & Centerlines
  • Sharing a Mode
  • Assembly Drawing Review
    • Bill of Materials Tables
    • Adding Balloons
  • Adding Sheets
  • Standard 3 View
  • Exercise 1: Simple Part
  • Exercise 2: Drawing Views
  • Exercise 3: Section Cutting Line Options
  • Exercise 4: Removed Section Views
  • Exercise 5: Assembly Practice
  • Exercise 6: Adding Annotations

Lesson 2: Understanding Drawing Templates

  • Structure of a Drawing Document
  • Drawing Document
  • Drawing Sheet
    • Sheet Properties
  • Sheet Format
    • Edit Sheet Format
  • Understanding Drawing Templates
    • Why are Drawings Structured this Way?
    • Sheet Format Features
    • Notes Linked to Properties
    • Annotation Link Errors
  • Drawing Template Design Strategy
  • Designing a Drawing Template
    • Understanding Document Properties
    • Display Settings in Templates
    • Sheet Properties in Templates
    • Custom Properties in Templates
    • Save as Template
    • Defining Template Locations
    • Model Templates
  • Creating a Sample Model and Drawing
  • Exercise 7: Defining Units
  • Exercise 8: Designing Model Templates
  • Exercise 9: Designing a Drawing Template

Lesson 3: Customizing the Sheet Format

  • Customize the Sheet Format
    • Completing the Title Block Sketch
    • Completing the Title Block Notes
    • Tips for Locating Notes
    • Adding a Company Logo
    • Defining the Border
    • Setting Anchors
    • Exit Edit Sheet Format Mode
    • Title Block Fields
  • Exercise 10: Customizing a Sheet Format

Lesson 4: Saving and Testing the Sheet Format File

  • Understanding Sheet Format Properties
  • Understanding Sheet Format Behavior
  • Saving the Sheet Format
    • Reload Sheet Format
    • Defining Sheet Format Locations
  • Testing the Sheet Format
    • Testing Default Values
  • Exercise 11: Saving and Testing a Sheet Format

Lesson 5: Creating Additional Sheet Formats and Templates

  • Creating Additional Sheet Formats
  • Drawing Templates with Sheet Formats
  • Other Drawing Template Items
  • Property Tab Builder
    • The Property Tab Builder UI
    • Defining Property Tab Template Locations
    • Additional Property Tab Options
  • Properties.txt File
  • Exercise 12: Create a New Sheet Format Size
  • Exercise 13: Drawing Templates with Sheet Formats
  • Exercise 14: Predefined Views
  • Exercise 15: Property Tab Templates and Properties.txt

Lesson 6: Advanced Options for Drawing Views

  • Advanced Drawing Views
  • Showing Hidden Edges
    • Drawing View Properties Dialog
  • Broken-out Section View
    • Editing Broken-out Section Views
  • Auxiliary View
  • Rotating Views
  • Crop View
  • Understanding View Focus
    • Editing Crop Views
  • Advanced Views for Assemblies
  • Section Scope
  • Alternate Position View
    • Editing Alternate Position Views
  • Using Configurations
    • Using Display State
  • Custom View Orientations
  • New View
  • Relative View
  • 3D Drawing Views
  • Exercise 16: View Practice
  • Exercise 17: Auxiliary Views
  • Exercise 18: Broken Views
  • Exercise 19: Heater Assembly
  • Exercise 20: Pivot Conveyor
  • Exercise 21: Housing

Lesson 7: Understanding Annotation Views

  • Understanding Annotation Views
    • Understanding Annotation Behavior
    • What are Annotation Views?
    • Annotations Folder
    • Default Annotation Views
    • Annotations View Visibility
    • Insert Annotation View
    • Editing Annotation Views
    • Annotation Update
    • Annotations Folder in Drawings
  • Exercise 22: Editing Annotation Views

Lesson 8: Advanced Detailing Tools

  • Detailing Tools
  • Annotation Views vs. Model Items
    • Using Annotation Views in Existing Drawing Views
    • Combining Annotation Views and Model Items
  • Parametric Notes
  • Dimension Types
    • Chamfer Dimension
    • Ordinate Dimensions
    • Ordinate Dimension Options
    • Baseline Dimensions
    • Chain Dimensions
    • Baseline Dimension Alignment
    • Autodimension
  • Arranging Dimensions
    • Using Dimension Handles
    • Aligning Linear Diameter Dimensions
  • Location Labels
  • Exercise 23: Detailing Practice
  • Exercise 24: Dimension Types
  • Exercise 25: Chain Dimensions
  • Exercise 26: Arranging Dimensions

Lesson 9: Using Layers, Styles and the Design Library

  • Using Layers
    • Layer Properties Dialog
    • Automating Layers
  • Reusing Dimension Properties
    • Format Painter
    • Dimension Styles
    • Recent Options in the Dimension Palette
  • Annotations in the Design Library
    • Design Library Shortcuts
    • Adding Notes to the Design Library
    • Building a Custom Note Block
  • Flag Note Bank
  • Exercise 27: Using Layers
  • Exercise 28: Dimension Styles
  • Exercise 29: Annotations and the Design Library

Lesson 10: Advanced Options for BOM Tables

  • Tables in SOLIDWORKS
  • Bill of Materials Properties
  • Displaying the BOM Assembly Structure
  • Modifying a Table
  • Filtering a BOM Table
    • Clearing BOM Filters
  • Saving a Table Template
    • Table Export Options
  • Properties in BOM Tables
    • Breaking Property Links
    • BOM Quantity
    • BOM Part Numbers
    • Exclude from BOM
    • Child Component Display
  • BOM Component Options
  • Balloon Indicator
  • Exercise 30: Bill of Materials
  • Exercise 31: Magnetic Lines

Lesson 11: Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables

  • Additional SOLIDWORKS Tables
  • Inserting a Hole Table
  • Splitting a Table
  • Using a Revision Table
    • Markup
    • Adding a Revision
  • Leader Annotation Options
  • Design Tables in Drawings
  • Exercise 32: Hole Table
  • Exercise 33: Revision and Design Tables

Lesson 12: Additional Drawing Tools

  • Reusing Drawings
    • Replace Model
    • Another Technique
    • Open with a New Reference
    • Save As with References
    • Pack and Go
  • DrawCompare
    • DrawCompare Options
  • Compare Documents
  • SOLIDWORKS Design Checker
  • SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
    • Updating Custom Properties
  • Exercise 34: Open with New Reference
  • Exercise 35: Save As with References
  • Exercise 36: Pack and Go
  • Exercise 37: SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler
  • Exercise 38: SOLIDWORKS Design Checker

Lesson 13: Managing Performance

  • Managing Performance
  • Performance Evaluation
    • Open Progress Indicator
  • Detailing Practices
  • System Options & Document Properties
  • Open Options
    • Open Modes
    • Selecting Sheets
    • Explore Lightweight Mode Functions
    • Automated Lightweight Mode
    • Explore Detailing Mode Functions
    • Understanding Detailing Mode Settings
    • Out of Date Views
    • Opening Drawings with Missing References
  • Hardware and Performance
  • Additional Considerations
  • Quick Reference Guide

SOLIDWORKS Drawings Course Schedule

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