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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

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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)