Frequent question: How do I scale a dimension in Solidworks?

How do you rescale in Solidworks?

You can change the scale of a drawing sheet by selecting a scale from a predefined list or specifying a custom scale. To change the scale of an existing drawing sheet: In the status bar, click Sheet Scale and click a scale. If there are annotations in the drawing sheet, specify options in the dialog box and click OK.

How do you scale an entity in Solidworks?

Scaling Sketch Entities

1. In Edit Sketch mode click Scale Entities. (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Tools > Scale.
2. In the PropertyManager, under Entities to Scale, select sketch entities for Sketch item or annotations.
3. Under Parameters: Click Base Point (Scale Point Defined) to set a Base point. …
4. Click .

How do you control dimensions in Solidworks?

To control dimensions with the context toolbar:

1. Create a sketch with two lines.
2. Ctrl + select two lines.
3. On the context toolbar, click Make Parallel .
4. Ctrl + select the two lines and select Auto Insert Dimension on the context toolbar.
5. In the Modify dialog box, type a dimension.
6. Click .

How do I change dimension format in Solidworks?

In SOLIDWORKS, dimension formatting follows the standard that is set for the document in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Drafting Standard by default. You can change the document or template defaults for each type of dimension listed under Tools > Options > Document Properties > Dimensions .

What is sheet scale?

A sheet scale is a standard scale value for drawing views placed on the working sheet. Typically, the sheet scale is indicated in the drawing border title block. When you place a drawing view on the same sheet using a different scale, you can note the exception scale value in a drawing view caption.

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 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 scale a DXF file in SOLIDWORKS?

To specify the sheet scale, select Enable scale and choose a scale or User Defined. For User Defined, type a scale in the format 1:1 or 1/1. Scale output 1:1 in Task Scheduler differs from Scale output 1:1 in SOLIDWORKS.

Why are dimensions GREY in SolidWorks?

Inserted dimensions are black and non inserted dimensions are grey, by default. These colors carry over to printouts while in Color Display Mode is on. When this mode is turned off, all colors are shown as system status (system defines the color based on their status instead of other settings).

How do I change the dangling dimension in SolidWorks?

Potential Fixes

To set the color for dangling dimensions, click Tools > Options > System Options > Colors . Select Dimensions, Dangling in Color scheme settings. Click Edit, select a color, then click OK. Drag the dangling handle and reattach it to the correct sketch entity.

How do I make dimensions red in SolidWorks?

You can change the appearance of dimensions in parts and sketches. You can specify colors for various types of dimensions in Tools > Options > System Options > Colors and specify Add parentheses by default in Tools > Options > Document Properties > Dimensions .

How do you format dimensions?

For example, a dimension of a rectangular room on a blueprint, 14′ 11″ X 13′ 10″ equates to a room size of 14 feet, 11-inches wide by 13 feet, 10-inches long. Dimensions are expressed as width by length by height or depth in three-dimensional space.

How do you change dimension to MM in SOLIDWORKS?

Changing the Units in the Default Options

There is only one way to get to the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Default Options; click Simulation>Options>Default Options>Units. From here choose between the SI, English, and Metric unit types.