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How do you find the coordinate system in SOLIDWORKS?
View Coordinate Systems (View toolbar) View > Hide/Show > Coordinate Systems.
How do you change the XYZ axis in SOLIDWORKS?
To specify the up axis for view orientation:
- Open a model.
- Click View Orientation (View toolbar).
- In the Orientation dialog box, click the Up Axis flyout and select an option: Apply Y-up views. Uses the Y-axis as the up orientation for views. Apply Z-up views. Uses the Z-axis as the up orientation for views.
How do I import points into SOLIDWORKS?
follow the procedure below:
- the points should not be in a way that spline intersect itself and the text file for the point should contain coordinate of points as below:
- open a new part. …
- then click on browse and change the type of file to text files (*.txt) as below:
- select the text file of coordinates of points.
How do you align a part in Solidworks?
To align sketches:
- Select a line or a point in a sketch to be aligned with another sketch.
- Hold Ctrl and select a line or a point in the second sketch to which the first sketch is to be aligned.
- Click Align Sketch (2D to 3D toolbar), or click Tools > Sketch Tools > Align > Sketch.
How do you align axis in Solidworks?
In a sketch, click Tools > Sketch Tools > Align > Align Grid/Origin.
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Move the sketch’s location based on relocating:
- Only the sketch origin.
- Only the X-axis or the Y-axis.
- Both the sketch origin and either the X-axis or the Y-axis.
How do you change isometric view in SolidWorks?
To change the orientation of a section or aligned section view to isometric: Right-click a section or aligned section view and select Isometric Section View. To remove the isometric orientation, right-click the view and select Remove Isometric View.
How do you switch planes in SolidWorks?
To change the plane of a sketch:
- Select the sketch in the FeatureManager design tree, and click Edit, Sketch Plane. – or – …
- Select a new plane in the FeatureManager design tree or select a new planar face in the model for Sketch Plane/Face .
- Click OK .
How do you change standard view in SolidWorks?
Changing the Orientation of the Standard Model Views
- Do one of the following: Use the Rotate, Zoom, and Pan tools to orient the model. Click View Selector and select a view. …
- Click Update Standard Views .
- When prompted, select the standard view you want to assign the current view to.
- Click Yes to confirm the update.