SOLIDWORKS – Advanced Engineer Drawing

On April 21, 2021

Release date:2021, March 31

Author:David Antanavige

Skill level:Advanced

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

If you’re a SOLIDWORKS user looking to take your skills to the next level, join David Antanavige as he shows how to create advanced engineering drawings that can be used in product documentation and manufacturing specifications. David goes way beyond basic views of parts and components and details how to create broken-out section views, alternate position views, and bills of materials. He also shows how to add geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) symbols for manufacturing specifications, and finishes the course by showing how to create 2D layouts.

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001 Advanced drawing techniques in SOLIDWORKS
002 First angle and third angle projection
003 Broken-out section view
004 Alternate position view
005 Removed section
006 Hiding and showing drawing elements
007 Replace model for drawing views
008 Print settings
009 Angular running dimension
010 Path length dimension
011 Model items
012 Annotations
013 Linear and circular note pattern
014 Balloon and auto balloon
015 Magnetic line
016 Surface finish
017 Weld symbol
018 Hole callout
019 Center mark
020 Centerline
021 Area hatch and fill
022 Revision cloud
023 Dimension options
024 Dimension property manager
025 Leaders
026 Drafting standards
027 Tolerance and precision
028 Geometric tolerance
029 Datum feature
030 Inserting pictures
031 Linking variables and properties
032 Inserting a bill of materials
033 Editing a bill of materials
034 Bill of materials column properties
035 Blocks in drawings
036 Floor plans
037 P&ID and schematics
038 Next steps