SolidWorks 2010- P19

SolidWorks 2010- P19: Whether you are a new user of SolidWorks or a professional who wants toimprove your skills, this book was written for you. Learning any softwarecan be difficult at times. You launch the software for the first time, and youfeel overwhelmed, not knowing how to even start a new document. In 3D CADprograms, it can be especially difficult. Many times a whole new vocabulary and awhole new creative environment are introduced.
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SolidWorks 2010- P19 Chapter 16Creating Your OwnTemplates: Part 2 Set the Sheet Size and Drafting Standards Start the Drawing Template Create the Drawing Title Block Learn Timesaving Features for the Drawing Template Save and Share the Sheet Format and Template510 C h a p t e r 1 6 • C r e a t i n g Yo u r O w n T e m p l a t e s : P a r t 2 I n the previous chapter, you began the process of creating many of the tem- plates you have used throughout this book. In this chapter, you will be con- centrating on the templates and sheet formats used in the chapters related to drawings. As you have seen in the previous chapters, templates that are properly set up can save you a lot of time. When you created the templates for parts and assemblies, you needed to make only a couple of adjustments to the document settings. However, drawing templates have more that can be included, which makes the process of creating drawings with them even easier. In addition to specifying document settings in the template, you can add the sheet format, title block, revision table, and notes. In this chapter, you will be creating a template for size B (11″ × 17″) drawings (and you can use the same process for the other drawing sizes). Creating drawing templates for each drawing size is the most common practice, since users will not need to change the sheet for- mat for each drawing. Set the Sheet Size and Drafting Standards The first thing you need to do before creating a new template is to open one of the standard templates that ships with SolidWorks. The standard drawing templates offer a good starting point, allowing you to make some changes to the document settings and then add elements to finish the template. The first settings that you will adjust are the ones that specify the size of the drawing and the drafting stan- dards that will be used when the template is put to use. To start the process, follow these steps: 1. Create a new drawing by clicking the New button on the menu bar, and select Drawing Template on the New SolidWorks Document menu. Click OK to open the drawing. 2. Since you will be using an 11″ × 17″ sheet for all the drawings in this book, you will start by creating the template for size B. Right-click anywhere in the graphics area, and select Properties in the menu. 3. In the Sheet Properties window shown in Figure 16.1, select the B size standard format, and click OK. N O t e Beyond A size sheets (8½″ × 11″), drawings are drawn in the Landscape orientation. Set the Sheet Size and Drafting Standards 511F I g u r e 1 6 . 1 Sheet Properties windowexplanation of the Sheet SizesThere are many standard sheet sizes worldwide, each controlled by the appro-priate standard in each country. The two most common standards that specifypaper dimensions are ANSI/ASME Y14.1 and ISO 216. The ANSI/ASME standard,the most commonly used standard in North America, refers to page sizes witha letter designation. Paper sizes in ISO are represented with the letter A, B, or Cfollowed by a number. Since all the examples in this book are based on the ANSI/ASME standards, we will refer to page sizes as either A, B, C, D, or E. Table 16.1describes the ANSI/ASME sheet sizes and shows the closest ISO A size. T a b l e 1 6 . 1 ANSI Sheet Sizes Name Inches × Inches MM × MM alias Similar ISO a Size ANSI A 8.5 × 11 216 × 279 Letter A4 ANSI B 11 × 17 279 × 432 Tabloid A3 ANSI C 17 × 22 432 × 559 - A2 ANSI D 22 × 34 559 × 864 - A1 ANSI E 34 × 44 864 × 1118 - A0512 C h a p t e r 1 6 • C r e a t i n g Yo u r O w n T e m p l a t e s : P a r t 2 t I p Instead of changing the sheet size for each drawing as you create them, save time by using the process described in this chapter to create templates for each drawing sheet size. 1. When you begin creating a new drawing, SolidWorks may prompt you, depending on your settings, to select a part or assembly from which to create a view. Since we are not going to be creating views just yet, click the red X in the PropertyManager. 2. Select the Options button in the Menu Bar. 3. Select the Document Properties tab at the top of the window to access the properties and settings that will only apply to the active document. 4. First we need to ensure that the Overall Drafting Standard displayed in the Drafting Standard field is set to ANSI. If another drafting stan- dard is shown in the field, click the downward pointing arrow and select ANSI from the list. The Different Drafting Standards Before proceeding, even if you do not use any other drafting standard, it is a good idea to be aware of each of the standards shown in the Drafting Standard section. A standard, when referring to drawings, is a set of guidelines and definitions that ensures drawings created meet the same minimum requirements. Without stan- dards, drawings created by different organizations and individuals would each be created differently and would be near impossible to interpret correctly. SolidWorks supports seven drafting s ...