Post on 13-Apr-2018
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College of Engineering
Engineering Education Innovation Center
Extracting Drawings
Rev: 20120913, AJP Extracting Drawings 1
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Formal Drawings
Formal Drawing
Components:
1. Extracted Drawings
• Extracted Views
• Detailed Features
• Title Block
2. Dimensions
• Size and Type of Features
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Definition: Detailed multi-
view representations of a
finished part
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Extracted Views
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Purpose: create 2D
engineering drawings
from solid models
Base View Right View
Top View
Isometric
View• Part File to Drawing File
• Place Base View
• Project Top, Right
• Isometric View
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Detailed Features
• Automatically Aligned Features
• Hidden Lines• Orthographic Views
• NOT on Isometric Views (unless necessary)
• Circular Features• Centerlines
• Centermarks
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Title Block
• Specific to Company
• Part Name
• Scale
• Units
• Author
• Date
• Any Other Necessary Information
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SolidWorks: OSU Title Block
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The OSU Title Block is already loaded on the
First Year Engineering Computers and is the
same as what is in the EEIC Templates folder
on the course drive
To locate uncheck the “Only
show standard formats” box and
scroll to the bottom of the list
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SolidWorks: Drawing File
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Select the correct part
file from open
documents or using
the “Browse..” button
to select closed files
Open a new Drawing
file and use the
“Model View” button
to place a base view
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SolidWorks: Model View Options
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Choose base view
(usually front view)
Display hidden lines
for orthographic
views
Choose appropriate
scale using the sheet
scale or a custom
option
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SolidWorks: Extracted Views
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Insert base view by left
clicking once at the correct
location
Place projected views by
left clicking in the
appropriate directions and
spacing
Press “Esc”
when finished
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SolidWorks: Changing Options
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The size of all the
views can be changed
by selecting the base
view and changing
the scale
The isometric view
can be selected in
order to change it’s
display properties to
a solid part without
edge lines
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SolidWorks: Circular Features
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Center Marks and
Centerlines must be
added to define
circular features in
Orthographic views
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SolidWorks: Title BlockRight click and select
“Edit Sheet Format”
Double click
to edit Title
Block Text
Finished Drawing
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Helpful Hints – Saving a Drawing Template
Rev: 20130528, RCB 13
After making any desired changes in Document Properties and filling
out the Title Block with your name and other fixed data and exiting
the Edit Sheet Format mode:
1. Click on File / Save as
2. Rename the file (perhaps your initials)
3. Open the menu under Save as type by clicking the
arrow to the right
4. Then select Drawing Templates [*.drwdot]
5. Click on Save
6. In the future, this named template will appear
whenever you perform a New along with the other
Part / Assembly / Drawing options
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Extracting Drawings Wrap Up
Extracted Views
• Part file to drawing file
Detailed Features
• Aligned
• Hidden
• Circular
Title Block
• Author
• Units
• Scale
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Homework Assignment
Problem 6.4 (qq)
Model part and create 2D
Drawings with all necessary
formatting (to be used in next
class)
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In-Class Assignment
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Open this part file
and use it to extract
2D drawings. Add all
necessary formatting.
(Hint: Centermarks
and Centerlines)