SOLIDWORKS Layers
This article shows a trick for making your drawing dimensions and annotations stand out from the model edges in SOLIDWORKS using layers and colour. In the next image, all model edges and dimensions are black except for a couple of driven dimensions from the Hole…
You may have come across this when working with SOLIDWORKS drawings, where certain dimensions are measured using different units. It would be fine do edit the dimension by overriding the units, but there are several of them and it would be quite tedious to go…
When designing sheet metal parts within SOLIDWORKS you may want to add in etch marks to be etched later by the laser or HD plasma machines. Adding etch marks helps communication for later options. My example here is a part that’s going to be laser…
When exporting a SOLIDWORKS sheet metal part to DXF/DWG, you have the option to save different entities to separate layers. The layers can also be set to different colours and linetypes. This is accomplished with a Mapping file setup in the Export options. The first…
When in the SOLIDWORKS drawing environment have you ever wanted to change the colour of a dimension or annotation in a view you just brought in as a model item (whether to bring attention to a certain dimension or due to use of colours in your company…