How do you add a CG to a Solidworks drawing?

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 add a model to a drawing in Solidworks?

To insert existing model items into a drawing:

  1. Click Model Items. (Annotation toolbar), or click Insert > Model Items. …
  2. Set options in the Model Items PropertyManager. Dimensions are inserted for unabsorbed model sketches only if the sketch is visible in the drawing. …
  3. Click .

How do you add general notes to a Solidworks drawing?

Click Note. (Annotation toolbar), or click Insert > Annotations > Note. Select one or more notes. Right-click one or more notes (hold down Ctrl while you select a group of notes).

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How do you insert a symbol in Solidworks drawing?

Adding Symbols to Dimension Text

  1. Click in a drawing dimension to open the Dimension PropertyManager.
  2. On the Value tab, at the bottom of the Dimension Text section, click More. …
  3. Click. …
  4. To add additional symbols to the Symbols display, click another category in the list. …
  5. Click a symbol to add to the drawing dimension.

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

Adding Center of Mass Points to Parts and Assemblies

  1. Click Center of Mass. (Reference Geometry toolbar) or Insert > Reference Geometry > Center of Mass.
  2. If the COM point is not visible, click View Center of Mass. (View toolbar) or View > Hide/Show > Center of Mass .

How do you add multiple parts to a Solidworks drawing?

Under Part/Assembly to Insert, do one of the following:

  1. Ctrl + select several components from the list.
  2. Click Browse. In the dialog box, Ctrl + select several components and then click Open.

How do I create a dual dimension drawing in Solidworks?

To display dual measure dimensions:

  1. Click Measure (Tools toolbar) or Tools > Measure .
  2. In the Measure dialog box, click Units/Precision .
  3. In the Measure Units/Precision dialog box, select Use custom settings and select the first length unit. …
  4. Click Use Dual Units and select the second unit of measurement.
  5. Click .
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How do you make a drawing in Solidworks?

To create a new drawing:

  1. Click 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 add a box around a Note in SOLIDWORKS?

Applying Borders to Notes

  1. Create or edit an existing note.
  2. Select the portion of the note to which you want to apply a border. If you want a border around the entire note, skip this step.
  3. In the PropertyManager, under Border, set options.
  4. Click. .

How do you add labels in SOLIDWORKS?

Right-click in the drawing view and click Add View Label. Double-click the icon. Type the text. In the PropertyManager, set options.

To automatically add a view label to a drawing view:

  1. Click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Views > Other.
  2. Select Add view label on view creation.
  3. Click OK.

How do you annotate a thread in SOLIDWORKS?

On a cylindrical feature (a boss, a cut, or a hole), select the circular edge where the thread begins. Click Cosmetic Thread (Annotation toolbar), or click Insert > Annotations > Cosmetic Thread.

How do I insert a DIA in Solidworks?

Using special keystrokes

  1. Plus / Minus Symbol (±) Keystroke: ALT+0177.
  2. Degree Symbol (°) Keystroke: ALT+0176.
  3. Diameter Symbol (Ø) Keystroke: ALT+0216.

How do I add Chinese characters to Solidworks?

Go to Options > Project Options > Imaging/OCR and select your desired language in the “Notes” section as shown below:

  1. Project Language Option.
  2. Notes folder location.
  3. Add a new language folder.
  4. New language file added and renamed.
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How do you add symbols in Solidworks notes?

To add a symbol to Note text:

  1. Insert or select a Note.
  2. Double-click the note and place the pointer in the text where the symbol is to be inserted.
  3. In the Note PropertyManager, click Add Symbol .
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