4 Replies Latest reply on Jul 30, 2018 8:49 AM by Kristian Thompson

How to alight two edges in separate drawing views? (Align by center/origin do not give desired alignment)

Kristian Thompson Jul 30, 2018 7:10 AM

Hello!

I am trying to align two drawing views, neither align by center or align by origin are giving me the alignment that I want, so I was hoping someone might be able to tell me how I can make two edges on separate drawing views co-linear??

I basically want the two blue selected lines to be co-linear, is there a way to do this?

Kind regards,

Kristian Thompson

Re: How to alight two edges in separate drawing views? (Align by center/origin do not give desired alignment)

Glenn Schroeder Jul 30, 2018 8:04 AM (in response to Kristian Thompson)

Hello Kristian,

I've never used it much, but if you'll preselect an edge or drawing view and go to Tools > Align Drawing View there are several options. (If you don't preselect anything then the options are all grayed out). You might be able to get something there to work for you.
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  Kristian Thompson Jul 30, 2018 8:24 AM (in response to Glenn Schroeder)
  
  Perfect!
  
  Thanks a lot for your help, that was just what I was looking for
  
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    Glenn Schroeder Jul 30, 2018 8:29 AM (in response to Kristian Thompson)
    
    I'm glad I could help. You might want to mark my reply as the right answer. I don't care about the points, but that way when people see your post they'll know you no longer need help with it without having to open it.
    
    There's a lot of other helpful information for new forum members at How do I do this SOLIDWORKS Forum thing?. And the FAQ section of the forum in general might be of help also, particularly if you haven't been using the software for very long: FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
    
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      Kristian Thompson Jul 30, 2018 8:49 AM (in response to Glenn Schroeder)
      
      Glenn,
      
      All done, thanks for pointing out those areas, ive just had a quick glance and there looks to be plenty of useful information there.
      
      Thanks again
      
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