AUTOCAD SOLIDWORKS DESIGN

We design changes or we pull the wrong angle, we may need to rotate one or more objects that we make.we can easily rotate an object or objects around the basic point that we specify.Base point is usually the object snap points on the object.To demonstrate the rotation, determine the angle of rotation.By default, the zero is to the right, and increased degrees if counter-clockwise. To change the default, select Format> Units By setting a negative angle, we can change the object clockwise. To rotate the object, choose Rotate from the Modify toolbar and select one object. Alternatively, select the object and then select Rotate from the Modify toolbar. Specify base point: prompt, indicating a point about what we want to play. Specify rotation angle or [Copy / Reference]: prompt, type the angle on the command line. Use the Copy option to make a copy of the original object. Once we use the copy option, the prompt return of the same so that we can determine the angle of ro...

To see how startup switches are used, let’s disable the splash screen that appears when Auto-CAD launches (in AutoCAD 2007, it’s a transparent green box). That splash screen not only slows you down, but it can be downright annoying after a while: 1. Create a shortcut for launching AutoCAD, if you don’t already have one on your desktop. Use Windows Explorer to locate C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2007\acad.exe (the file that launches AutoCAD), right-click, and choose Send To ➔ Desktop (create shortcut). 2. Get back to your desktop by minimizing everything (press Windows key+M, or tediously minimize the windows one at a time). Right-click the shortcut to acad.exe on the desktop, and choose Properties. 3. Place the cursor at the end of the text in the Target text box, and type /nologo. All startup switches are added to the end of the target line and immediately follow a forwar slash. These options are passed to the executable when it starts up. Switch to the General tab, and rename the shortc...

The point of the CommandManager is to enable you have many toolbars available to you in a single click, with the main goal being space savings. SolidWorks is a complex program, with a sprawling interface. The CommandManager does a good job of making most of it available to you quickly without taking up a lot of space. Unfortunately, when you save one thing, you usually wind up giving up something else. Interface set up is frequently about compromise or balancing conflicting concerns. In the case of the CommandManager, the compromise is between mouse travels and clicks. You may find yourself clicking frequently back and forth between the Sketch and Features tabs. For this reason, in my interface setup, I put the Sketch toolbar vertically on the right, and remove it from the CommandManager. This enables me to see the Sketch and Features toolbars at the same time, and greatly reduces the times I have to click back and forth between the tabs. You can enable and disable toolbars in several...

Drawing templates and formats are complex enough that I cover them in a separate chapter. Chapter 20 discusses the differences between templates and formats, and how to use them to your advantage. This chapter addresses part and assembly templates. n Depending on your needs, it might be reasonable to have templates for metric and inch part and assembly, templates for steel and aluminum, and templates for sheet metal parts and for weldments, if you design these types of parts. If your firm has different customers with different requirements, you might consider using separate templates for each customer. Over time, you will discover the types of templates you need, because you will find yourself making the same changes repeatedly. To create a template, open a document of the appropriate type (part or assembly), and make the settings you want the template to have; for example, units are one of the most common reasons to make a separate template, though any Document Property setting is f...

  This underused feature is quite helpful. Most dialog boxes in AutoCAD have a questionmark button on their title bars, next to the close box X. Click the ? button, and the cursor will display a question-mark icon next to the pointer. Now, click any part of the dialog box you’re interested in querying. A tooltip appears that displays information about the control you selected. This is a great way to learn which system variables the Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements control. It’s also much faster than going through standard Help. For example, open the Options dialog (right-clicking the command line is a quick way to get to Options). Select the 3D Modeling tab, and click the question-mark button. Then, click the Visual Style While Creating 3D Objects drop-down list. The tooltip describes this dropdown’s function in more verbose prose, and it also reveals the name of the associated system variable — DRAGVS, in this example. AutoCAD® WI L E Y P U B L I S H I N G , I N C ...