Quick Answer: How do I make sketches visible in Solidworks?

Why can’t I see my sketches in SolidWorks?

Having heard this issue from a few customers, it should be noted that the trick is that the sketch has to be set to “Hide” in the part level and then in the drawing level, that sketch could be set to “Show” for any specific drawing view.

How do I unhide a sketch in SolidWorks?

Right-click a component in the drawing view or in the FeatureManager design tree and select Show/Hide > Hide Component. If the component is hidden, you can show it again by right-clicking the component in the FeatureManager design tree (not in the drawing view) and selecting Show/Hide > Show Component.

How do you make a sketch visible?

By default, a sketch used to create a feature is not visible on the model. To make the sketch visible, right-click on it in the Model browser and select Visibility. The sketch and its dimensions display on the part, as shown below.

How do you hide drawings in Sketches in Solidworks?

To hide a sketch in a drawing, right-click the sketch in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree and select Hide.

How do I hide a sketch in Solidworks?

To hide a sketch in a drawing: Right-click the sketch in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree and select Hide.

Why is my SolidWorks part invisible?

If the model is a part file then the most common reason that the body has been hidden by mistake, which can happen if you happen to click on hide in connection with selecting a feature.

How do you show hidden bodies in SolidWorks?

Selecting Hidden Bodies



Right-click the multibody part and select Show Hidden Bodies. All bodies that were hidden are now shown, and all bodies that were visible are now hidden. In the dialog box, click Exit Show Hidden.

How do you show the Display pane in SolidWorks?

To expand or collapse the Display Pane:

1. Click. at the top of the FeatureManager design tree (to the right of the tabs) to expand the Display Pane. The Display Pane appears to the right of the FeatureManager design tree pane:
2. Click. to collapse the Display Pane.

How do you show a construction line in Solidworks?

Click Construction Geometry. on the Sketch toolbar. Click Tools > Sketch Tools > Construction Geometry. Select the For construction check box in the PropertyManager.

How do you create a drawing sheet in Solidworks?

Adding a Sheet



You can add new sheets to existing drawing documents. To add a sheet: Click Insert > Sheet. You can also right-click any sheet tab or any sheet icon in the FeatureManager design tree, and select Add Sheet.

How do you make mechanical drawings in Solidworks?

To create a new drawing:

1. Click New (Standard toolbar) or File > New.
2. In the New SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box, select Drawing , then click OK.
3. Select options for Sheet Format/Size, then click OK.
4. In the Model View PropertyManager, select a model from Open documents or browse to a part or assembly file.

How do you show dimensions in Solidworks drawings?

In your FeatureManager Tree, right-click on the Annotations folder and select Show Feature Dimensions. This will make all the dimensions from the features appear around the part in the design space.