Chapter 24
Automating Drawings: The Basics
SolidWorks drawing templates and formats enable you to automate repetitive tasks through the reuse of data. SolidWorks can insert information about a drawing's creator and the materials to be used, and it can begin similar types of drawings from a consistent starting point. Drawing templates and formats also save settings that you may want to reuse.
Comparing Templates and Formats
Templates are start documents that contain collections of document-specific settings and default views saved in the *.prtdot (part template), *.asmdot (assembly template), and *.drwdot (drawing template) file types. In this chapter, I will cover the *.drwdot file type.
Formats, more formally called sheet formats, are exclusive to drawing documents and contain the sheet size, the drawing...
