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Learn SOLIDWORKS

You're reading from   Learn SOLIDWORKS Get up to speed with key concepts and tools to become an accomplished SOLIDWORKS Associate and Professional

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jan 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073097
Length 676 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Tayseer Almattar Tayseer Almattar
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Table of Contents (26) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Getting Started
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to SOLIDWORKS FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Interface and Navigation 4. Section 2 – 2D Sketching
5. Chapter 3: SOLIDWORKS 2D Sketching Basics 6. Chapter 4: Special Sketching Commands 7. Section 3 – Basic Mechanical Core Features – Associate Level
8. Chapter 5: Basic Primary One-Sketch Features 9. Chapter 6: Basic Secondary Multi-Sketch Features 10. Section 4 – Basic Evaluations and Assemblies – Associate Level
11. Chapter 7: Materials and Mass Properties 12. Chapter 8: Standard Assembly Mates 13. Section 5 – 2D Engineering Drawings Foundation
14. Chapter 9: Introduction to Engineering Drawings 15. Project 1: 3D-Modeling a Pair of Glasses 16. Chapter 10: Basic SOLIDWORKS Drawing Layout and Annotations 17. Chapter 11: Bill of Materials 18. Section 6 – Advanced Mechanical Core Features – Professional Level
19. Chapter 12: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Core Features 20. Chapter 13: Equations, Configurations, and Design Tables 21. Section 7 – Advanced Assemblies – Professional Level
22. Chapter 14: SOLIDWORKS Assemblies and Advanced Mates 23. Chapter 15: Advanced SOLIDWORKS Assemblies Competencies 24. Project 2: 3D-Modeling an RC Helicopter Model 25. Other Books You May Enjoy

Opening a SOLIDWORKS drawing file

In practice, whenever we want to create a drawing in SOLIDWORKS, the first thing we will do is open up a new SOLIDWORKS drawing file. This will have a different format than parts and assemblies. In this section, we will learn how to open a drawing file. This will be our first step when we start working with SOLIDWORKS drawings. To open a new SOLIDWORKS drawing file, follow these steps:

  1. Click on New at the top of the interface, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 10.1 – The location of the button that allows you to open a new file

Tip

You can press Ctrl + N on the keyboard for a shortcut to open a new file.

  1. Select Drawing and click OK, or double-click on Drawing.

Figure 10.2 – We will work in a drawing document

  1. This will open up a drawing file, as shown in the following screenshot. The first window will prompt us to select the size of the drawing...
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