TOP 10 DRAWING TIPS AND TRICKS ENGINEERS NEED TO KNOW

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In this session, we’ll present tips and tricks to save you time creating and working with 2D drawings in SOLIDWORKS.

You’ll learn useful shortcuts and detailing techniques, and we’ll discuss common pitfalls and how you can avoid them. Whether you’re a new user or a seasoned veteran this session is guaranteed to teach you something to improve your drawing development efforts.

Presented by Tim Newton and Ryan Navarro.

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0:00 Introductions
5:29 Shortcut Bar, Mouse Gestures, Enter Key
6:55 Centermark Placement Tips
9:10 Suggested Drawing Settings
11:15 Dimension Palette
12:40 Using Styles
16:00 Dimensioning Scheme Overview
18:10 Location Labels
19:10 Detail View Profiles
21:30 Ordinate Dimensions
24:25 Virtual Sharp Creation
26:43 Convert Radius to Diameter
27:10 Drawing Templates Overview
30:10 Creating a Template
31:20 Automatic Border Tool
34:00 Snap to Rectangle Center
36:00 Annotation Link Errors & Variables
37:30 Linking to Property
38:29 Inserting Logo
39:50 Saving Sheet Format
40:40 Reference Sheet Format in Template
42:16 Sheet Format / Template Creation Review
43:28 Updating Sheet Formats
45:10 Alt Key to Drag Views
46:40 CustomTools Add-in
49:35 Model Items Import
54:50 Mark for Drawing
58:30 Dimensioning Spline Surfaces
1:02:28 Showing a sketch on Drawing
1:05:15 Further Learning Resources