How do I edit a rectangle in Solidworks?

How do I edit a drawing in Solidworks?

Do one of the following:

1. Click Sketch. on the Sketch toolbar, or click Insert > Sketch. Select an existing sketch to edit.
2. Right-click a sketch in the FeatureManager design tree, or right-click a sketch entity in the graphics area, and select Edit Sketch.

How do you select a rectangle in Solidworks?

Use the Shift and Ctrl keys the same way as in Microsoft Explorer. Shift selects everything within the box whether currently selected or not.

How do you resize a shape in Solidworks?

Scaling a Part

1. In a part document, click Scale (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Scale .
2. Set options in the PropertyManager.
3. Click. The geometry of the model increases or decreases in size according to the scaling factors and other options you set. The Scale feature scales only the geometry of the model.

How do you center a rectangle in Solidworks?

To sketch center rectangles:

1. Click Center Rectangle .
2. In the graphics area: Click to define the center. Drag to sketch the rectangle with centerlines. Release to set the four edges.
3. Click . Video: Sketching Center Rectangles.

How do I change the drawing template in Solidworks?

To create a new template, or modify an existing one, the process typically goes something like this:

1. File > Open and change your file type option to Template. …
2. Change the drawing sheet size if necessary.
3. Change the sheet format to the desired sheet format file.
4. Change any options needed within the Document Properties.

How do I change the default sheet format in Solidworks?

To change the default template:

1. Click Options. or Tools > Options.
2. Select Default Templates.
3. Click the appropriate browse button (Parts, Assemblies, or Drawings).
4. In the New SolidWorks Document dialog box, select the template you prepared and click OK.
5. Select: Always use these default document templates. …
6. Click OK.

How do I change the selection box in Solidworks?

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The lasso or box selection options are the two methods for window-selecting geometry. You can use either one. To switch between them, you need to right-click and change the selection method by going to the selection tools menu.

How do I change the size of a rectangle in Solidworks?

To change the size or shape of a rectangle: In an open sketch, drag a side or vertex.
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Access the rectangle tools by:

1. Sketch tab. Clicking the Rectangle Command Manager , to select rectangle tools from the Rectangle flyout tool .
2. Menu. …
3. Rectangle PropertyManager.

How do I change the selection tool in Solidworks?

To set display options:

1. Click Options. or Tools > Options.
2. Click Selection.
3. Select from the options described below, then click OK.

How do you add a center point in Solidworks?

Inserting Center Marks Automatically

1. Click Center Mark. (Annotation toolbar) or Insert > Annotations > Center Mark. …
2. Under Auto Insert, select one or more: For all holes. …
3. Set the options for the auto insert choices.
4. Set the remaining options in the Center Mark PropertyManager.
5. Select one or more drawing views.
6. Click .

How do you find the center of an object in Solidworks?

To display the center of mass symbol in drawings, select a drawing view and click Insert > Model Items . Under Reference Geometry, click Center of Mass . Search ‘Reference Center of Mass in Drawings’ in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

How do I center two lines in Solidworks?

Align Between Lines

1. In the graphics area: Select one or more annotations. Select two horizontal or vertical lines. To use Align Between Lines in a part or assembly, you must be editing the sketch lines.
2. Click Align Between Lines. (Align toolbar), or click Tools > Align > Align Between Lines.