It should first be noted that using this tool may result in drawing views with imprecise orientations, which will likely prevent you from adding dimensions/annotations to the view. Head-up view toolbar (3D drawing view highlighted)ģD Drawing View can be found in the Heads-up View toolbar in the graphics area of any drawing. For a quick 3D adjustment to a drawing view, I often prefer the 3D Drawing View command. While it’s certainly possible to create custom drawing views through tools such as Relative View and New View (saved views from the part/assembly environment), these options require more time and thought. When creating primary drawing views, we’re typically stuck with the standard orientations available in the View Palette or Model View command. In this example, we’ll be using the part shown below:ĬAD model ready for documentation Standard Orientations It allows you to make dynamic adjustments to standard drawing views to achieve the perfect orientation, select an obscured edge for the depth of a Broken-out View, or simply view the model in 3D temporarily. In this quick tutorial, we’ll show you a tool you may have never seen before. Search for 3D Sketching in the SOLIDWORKS Online Help or see the 3D Sketching tutorial for more information about working in 3D sketches.Achieving the perfect orientation in a SOLIDWORKS drawing view can be a challenge, especially for models with highly organic geometry. To edit the sketch, go to the assembly’s FeatureManager Design Tree, right-click the Route Component and select Edit Route. When you exit the component view, the route subassembly is saved. For example, you can also insert pipes, tubes, and electrical components, split routes, add fittings, and flatten electrical routes, and use the Auto Route tool to create simple routes quickly. While editing the route, you can drag and drop other components. You can add dimensions and most types of relations in a 3D sketch, using the same methods as you use in a 2D sketch. Press Tab to change from one sketch plane to another. If you want to add sketch fillets manually (for example, when you need a bend radius that is different from the default), use the Fillet tool on the Sketch toolbar.The default radius of the fillet is determined by the bend radius or elbow you specify in the Route Properties PropertyManager when you begin in the route. If you selected the Automatically create sketch fillets option, fillets are added automatically at intersections as you sketch.Create fillets in the sketch where elbow fittings or bends are needed. For flexible tubes and electrical cables, use Line or Spline on the Sketch toolbar.

For pipes, use Line on the Sketch toolbar.

Solidworks 2005 3d sketch to solid part