Tip/Trick
Getting multiple lines in your custom properties
CATI Tech Notes has an interesting SolidWorks trick for getting your custom properties to accept values with multiple lines: Multi-Line Custom Properties in SolidWorks
Revision Clouds: What else is new ( Tip/Trick )
As noted in a previous article, revision cloud is a new annotation in SolidWorks 2013. Well, here’s a little trick not mentioned in the What’s New that you can use on revision clouds once you’ve placed them on your drawing. Highlight the revision cloud and goto Tools pulldown>Sketch Tools>Rotate. The Rotate tool will allow you more »
New in SolidWorks 2013: Hide Section View Cutting Lines (not found in What’s New)
With all the drawing improvements in SolidWorks each year, there’s often some small ones that don’t make it into the What’s New file. Last year, I covered several small enhancments in SolidWorks 2012 that weren’t in the What’s New. Well, it’s now time to start covering SolidWorks 2013. I’ll cover some of the bigger enhancements more »
Pointy arrows without the ears (a.k.a, text)?
Every once in awhile in drafting, you just need an arrow, with no text, attachments or any other extras. Maybe you need to specify air flow, grain direction, inspection queue, assembly instructions, or one of a hundred other reasons. How do you make just an arrow in SolidWorks? Answer: Multi-jog Leader annotation tool. Mutli-jog Leader is an oft overlooked tool more »
How to add a Geometric Tolerance frame to your Sheet Format
SolidWorks Sheet Formats do not support Geometric Tolerance frames. So, what can be done if you wish to display a frame with your Sheet Format on drawings? First, a quick review. SolidWorks has two separate files that serve as the starting point for creating new drawings. The primary file is the Drawing Template (*.slddot). Every time more »
Visually determine the depth of a Broken-out Section in a Drawing View during preview
Adding a broken-out section to a drawing view is very useful to show detail inside of a part without resorting to creating an additional Section View. The Broken-out Section tool in SolidWorks allows you to quickly add this detail to an existing drawing view by simply drawing a closed spline and establishing a depth. A preview more »
