Refreshing the SOLIDWORKS Drawing View Palette [VIDEO]

Article by Andrew Lidstone, CSWE updated March 18, 2013

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The SOLIDWORKS Drawing View Palette is a great way to add standard drawing views to your SolidWorks document.  As you drag and drop the Top, Right, Front or other views onto the drawing sheet they disappear from the list.  A common question that new users ask is

Question: How to get drawing views that have been placed on the sheet but later deleted to be available again in the SOLIDWORKS Drawing View Palette?

SOLIDWORKS Drawing View Palette

SOLIDWORKS Drawing View Palette

At the top of the View Palette is a refresh button.  Clicking this button will cause SOLIDWORKS to check the open drawing to see what views currently exist on the sheet.  Any that were placed there but later deleted will become available again on the View Palette.

Refresh View Palette

Refresh View Palette

Watch this short video for a demonstration of this technique:

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Andrew Lidstone, CSWE

Andrew Lidstone is a SOLIDWORKS Elite Application Engineer specializing in Data Management systems. He has been working in the SOLIDWORKS reseller channel since 2010 helping clients get the most from their CAD tools.