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34When the part ‘Support’ isopened, select it in the listin the PropertyManager. Ifnot, click on ‘Browse ’ andfind the file on your harddisk or on your memorystick.35Click on the sheet to placethe front view.36The command ‘ProjectedView’ will start automatically now. Also set the topview and the isometricview of the support block.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support17

37Let’s make a cross-cut!1. Click on ‘Section View’in the CommandManager.Draw a cross-cut line. Becareful. Do this very accurately!2. Set the cursor on topof the midpoint of theupper horizontal line,but do NOT click!38Move the cursor upward;you can see a blue dottedline.Click above the view.39Move the cursor downwardnow and click underneaththe view.40Next, the cross-cut will appear and you can place itbeside the view.Tip!When you accidentally shift the cross-cut line, colored shading will appearSolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support18

in the cross-cut drawing. This indicates that the model has to be updated.In such a case, click on the Rebuild button in the standard toolbar. The colored hatching will disappear.41To get a better view of thecountersink hole, we willopen a part of the frontview.Click on ‘Sketch’ and afterthat on Circle in the CommandManager.Set the circle just aboutthe same as in the illustration on the right.421.Make sure the circle isselected(itturnsgreen).2.Click on ‘View Layout’in the CommandManager.3.Click onSection’.‘Broken-outSolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support19

431. Check the option ‘Preview’ in the PropertyManager.2. Click on the edge ofthe hole in the topview. The cross-cut willrun through here.3. If the preview looksgood, click on OK.44To put a centerline in thehole use the followingsteps:1. Select the first edgefrom the hole.2. Hold the Ctrl keyand select the secondedge from the hole.3. Click on the tab ‘Annotate’ in the CommandManager.4. Click on ‘Centerline’.The centerline is a bit shortnow, but you can drag theend to extend it.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support20

45Add the other centerlinestoo, so the drawing will endup looking like the illustration on the right.46Set the dimensions in thedrawing now.Click on ‘Annotate’ in theCommandManagerandthen on ‘Model Items’.Use the same setting as inthe last drawing (Step 14).Make sure that the optionHole Wizard Profiles is alsochecked.Click on OK.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support21

47Shift the dimensions wherenecessary so your drawinglooks orderly.Select the three dimensionsas shown on the right.Push the Del delete keyon the keyboard to removethem.48Next, set two new dimensions. Click on ‘Smart Dimension’ in the CommandManager and set the dimensions of ‘60’ and ‘100’like in the illustration.You have also used ‘SmartDimension’ in sketches soyou should be familiar withthis command.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support22

49Replace the size R20 withR40 in the same way.Follow the next few stepsto set a Ø symbol in frontof the actual size:1. Select the dimension.2. Set the cursor at ‘Dimension Text’ in frontof the existing text‘ DIM ’ in the PropertyManager.3. Click on the diametersymbol. In the textfield it reads: ‘ MODDIAM DIM ’.4. Click on OK.50At some point you will seethe auxiliary lines from thedimensionsrunningthrough the view. You caneasily drag the endpoint ofthe lines to the outside ofthe view or cross-cut.Tip!Notice that we have inserted dimensions in the drawing in two differentways:1. By importing them from the 3D model.2. By putting them in the drawing manually with the Smart Dimensioncommand.There is an important difference between the two kinds of dimensions.When you double-click on an imported size, you will get a small menu inwhich you can change it. When you do so, the 3D model will also change!So be careful with this function. They are also called Driving Dimensions.It is not possible to change a manually placed dimension. If you doubleclick on those, nothing happens. These are Driven Dimensions.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support23

51Fill in the right bottom corner of the drawing as youhave done before (in Steps26 to 28).Click on Save to save thefile.Work planFinally, we will make the drawing of the assembly. For this we use one ofthe views and an exploded view. To put an exploded view in the drawing,we have to make it in the assembly first.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support24

52OpentheAxle stand.SLDASM.fileClick on ‘Exploded View’ inthe CommandManager.53Click on the pin.At the pin three arrows appear and you can now dragthis part in three differentdirections.54Drag the part using theblue arrow, so the pin willend up beside the assembly.Click somewhere beside themodel to un-select the pin.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support25

55Drag a frame around thetop of the support to selectall parts of it.Drag from the right to theleft, so the tube will be selected as well!56Next, drag all selecteditems upward using thevertical arrow. Make surethe inner tube will extendabove the base tube.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support26

57Drag the two little screwsjust below the supportblock one by one until theyare just outside of themodel.You can easily rotate themodel during this operation, but remember to putit back into the trimetricposition. This is the onlyway to you will get a clearidea about how the drawing will look like at the end.58Drag a new frame aroundthe top, but drag it fromleft to right this time. Thetube is not selected now.Make sure the supportblock is completely in theselection frame, includingthe ‘invisible’ part that isinside the tube.59Drag the selected partsupward again.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support27

Tip!If the part is not directly in the right spot, you can always click on it asecond time and drag it to a new position. However, this will create a new‘Explode Step’ and make your model more complex.It is much better to find the step you want to change in the PropertyManager and then click on it. A blue arrow will appear on the part, and youcan change its position by dragging the blue arrow.60Rotate the model a little soyou can see two of thescrews in the bottom of thesupport block.Select the two screws.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support28

61In order to be able to shiftthe screws in the right direction (at the same angleas the screw holes) followthe next few steps:1. Click on the field Explode Direction in thePropertyManager.2. Click on a plane fromthe screw.The arrows now change direction, and you can shiftthe screws in the right direction.62Move the other two screwsin the same way.Raise the insert.The parts are all in theright position now.Click on OK in the PropertyManager.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support29

63To get a better idea abouthow the parts of the product fit together, the partsare often connected withlines.Click on ‘Explode LineSketch’ in the CommandManager to do so.64Select the two planes asshown on the right.65You can see that the linefrom the screw starts at thehead of the screw and itshould start at the otherend. Is this the same inyour drawing? Click on thegray arrow at the beginningof the line. The directionwill reverse now.When the line is ok, clickon OK in the PropertyManager.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support30

66Make a similar line for oneof the screws in the support block. Select the threeplanes as shown.67Draw all connection lines inthe exploded view in thesame way.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support31

68The assembly has nowturned into an ExplodedView. But how do we return to the normal assembly?1. Go to the ConfigurationManager.2. Right-click‘ExplView1’.on3. Select ‘Collapse’.To return to the explodedview again, select ‘Explode’in the same menu.Try the option ‘Animate collapse/explode’. You will seethe parts moving awayfrom and toward each other.69Make sure the assembly isexploded and save the file.Return to the drawingagain that you were working in.Push the capital ‘R’ on thekeyboard.ClickAxle stand.SLDDRW.70onAdd a drawing sheet to thefile.Click on Add Sheet.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support32

71721.Click on ‘View Layout’in the CommandManager.2.Select ‘Model View’.3.Selectthe‘Axle stand’.4.Click on Next.file1. Make sure the option‘Trimetric’ is checked inthe PropertyManager.2. Put the view on thedrawing sheet.73The exploded view may beenlarged a little.1. Selectview.theexploded2. Change the ‘Scale’ to‘User Defined’ in thePropertyManager.3. Set the ‘Scale’ to ‘1:4’.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support33

74Next, we will put the frontview on the sheet.1. Click once more on‘Model View’ in theCommandManager.2. Selectthe‘Axle stand’.file3. Click on Next.751. Select the Front view inthe PropertyManager.2. Put the view on thedrawing sheet.Automatically, the command Projected View willstart up. Click on OK to endthis command.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support34

76The front view is still exploded, but this is notmeant to be. To changethis, right-click on the Viewand select ‘Properties ’.77Uncheck the option ‘Showin exploded state’ in themenu that appears.Next, click on OK.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support35

78Change the ‘Scale’ to ‘1:2’,as you have done in Step73.79We will set the part numbers to the exploded view.1. Selectview.theexploded2. Click on ‘Annotate’ inthe CommandManager.3. Click on ‘AutoBalloon’.The part numbers now appear around the explodedview.801. Click on the option ‘Left’in the PropertyManagerto set all part numbersat the left side of theexploded view.2. You can drag the numbers to put them on theright if you want to.3. Click on OK.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support36

81Finally, we will add a partslist.1. Select theview first.exploded2. Click on ‘Tables’ in theCommandManager.3. Select ‘Bill of Materials’.82Click on OK in the PropertyManager.83Put the parts list on thedrawing sheet and click OKin the PropertyManager.84We must give our assemblydrawing a name now. It isstill called ‘Sheet2’ (oranother number).Right-click on the tab whichcontains the compositiondrawing.Select the option ‘Rename’in the menu.SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support37

85Type in another name forthe drawing, for example:‘Assembly’.86Fill in your name in theright bottom corner.87Save the drawing and printit.What are the main features you have learnedin this tutorial?In this tutorial you have made three drawings and learned the most important functions for making a drawing. You have:-Placed views onto a drawing sheet.-Set dimensions in drawings, both automatically and manually.-Made some cross-cuts, including complete and partial cross-cuts.-Made an exploded view.-Added part numbers and a parts list to a composition drawing.There are a lot more functions to use when making drawing, but the thingsyou know now will enable you to draw any products you want!SolidWorks for VMBO en MBOTutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support38

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Tutorial 10: Drawing of the Axle Support 7. 12 . The views intersect now. To change their positions, drag (click and hold your mouse button and move your mouse) the dotted frame that is visi