You asked: How do you copy and scale in Solidworks?

How do you scale an entire drawing in Solidworks?

To scale a sketch:

1. In an active sketch, click Modify Sketch. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Modify.
2. In the dialog box, under Scale About, select one of the following: Option. Description. Sketch origin. …
3. Type a value for Factor, and press Enter. You cannot scale a sketch that has external references.
4. Click Close.

How do I scale an imported drawing in Solidworks?

To set the scale of an existing drawing sheet, do one of the following:

1. In the status bar click Sheet Scale and click a scale.
2. Right-click the sheet and select Properties, then edit the values of Scale.

How do you copy and rotate a sketch in Solidworks?

Click Move Entities (Sketch toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Tools, Move. Click Copy Entities (Sketch toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Tools, Copy. Dimensions are moved or copied to the new location with the entities. Relations are moved or copied only if you select Keep relations.

How do you duplicate a drawing in Solidworks?

In SOLIDWORKS you can copy and paste: Sketches.
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Create Drawing View with Copy and Paste

1. Pick the top of a feature tree for a component and select Edit > Copy.
2. Then go to a drawing and select Edit > Paste.
3. SOLIDWORKS has now inserted, or pasted, a copy of that component in a model view in the drawing.

How do you scale text in Solidworks?

To set a custom text scale:

1. Click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Detailing . …
2. In the dialog box, clear Always display text at the same size.
3. In Text scale, select Custom.
4. In the two fields, enter the first and second value of the custom scale.

How do I create a custom scale in Solidworks?

To set custom scales for drawing views:

1. In a drawing, select an existing view or insert a new view.
2. In the PropertyManager, under Scale, select Use custom scale.
3. In the box, enter a scale in the format x:x or x/x . You can also click and select a predefined scale from the list.

How do you scale print in Solidworks?

To print the whole drawing sheet:

1. Click File > Print. …
2. Under Document Printer, click Page Setup.
3. In the Page Setup dialog box, under Resolution and Scale, select Scale to fit to print the entire sheet on the page, or select Scale and type a value.
4. Click OK.
5. Click OK again to print the document.

How do I add a scale to a label in Solidworks?

In a drawing, click Options (Standard toolbar) or Tools > Options. On the Document Properties tab, expand View Labels and click Orthographic. Select Show label if view scale differs from sheet scale. Click OK.

How do you copy and paste a sketch in Solidworks?

To copy and paste a sketch:

1. Select the closed sketch in the FeatureManager design tree.
2. Click Edit > Copy or press Ctrl+C.
3. Click in the sketch or document where you want to paste the center of the sketch.
4. Click Edit > Paste or press Ctrl+V.

How do I move an entire sketch in Solidworks?

Moving or Copying Sketch Entities

1. Click Move Entities. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Move.
2. Click Copy Entities. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Copy.
3. Right-click to display the Sketch shortcut menu, click Sketch Tools, and click Move Entities or Copy Entities.

How do you rotate freely in Solidworks?

Click Rotate View (View toolbar) or View > Modify > Rotate then drag the pointer . Drag with the middle mouse button. Press the arrow keys. Hold down Shift to rotate in 90° increments.

How do you rotate something in Solidworks?

Click Rotate Component (Assembly toolbar) or Tools > Component > Rotate. The Rotate Component PropertyManager appears, and the pointer changes to . Select one or more components in the graphics area. Select a component and drag in any direction.

How do you duplicate an object in Solidworks?

To copy multiple components:

1. In the FeatureManager design tree, Ctrl + select or Shift + select the components to copy.
2. Ctrl + drag the selected components and drop them in the graphics area. New instances of the components are created.

How do you copy detail in Solidworks?

To copy the view, hold down Ctrl, then drag the drawing view icon and drop it on the target sheet icon (the pointer changes when it is over the sheet icon).