Tiling Drawing Sheets

Discussion created by Dan Pihlaja on Nov 15, 2019
Latest reply on Nov 15, 2019 by David Matula

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OK, I don't know why, but I cannot comment on any of the top ten items (I saw reference to comments in another thread, but I never see them and I cannot create any).

So I decided to create a little discussion about one in particular that I have a solution for.

Dave Laban , you created this top ten item:

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/#community:h6OPd8sKT4u_n1j65oVt7A/idea:N07PdVnGSBKyy0M15ib0jg

Well, did you know that when you are in a drawing, you can select Window--> New Window to open a 2nd instance of that drawing?

Then, you can go to the other sheet in the 2nd instance and work from there.

Same drawing, different sheets shown:

Test it out.

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Dave Laban Nov 15, 2019 10:00 AM
Thanks man. Just been trying it out. Seems it's one of those there-but-not-quite features, I'm seeing some behavioural oddities with it. e.g. second instance wasn't changing what was displayed on the sheet until a Ctrl-Q, or dragging a view from one sheet to another caused the dragged-from sheet to suddenly switch to showing the dragged-to sheet (meaning both sides were showing the same).

This kinda highlights an issue with the SPR system as well - SPR 716611 is still showing as open / not implemented when to all intents and purposes it is...
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- Dan Pihlaja @ Dave Laban on Nov 15, 2019 10:05 AM
  You can do this with any Solidworks document.
  
  Want to see the far side of a part while you are working on this side? Window--> New Window and rotate the other window how you need it.
  
  Want to see another area of an assembly while you are working in this area? Window-->New Window and now you have a whole new viewpoint to see from.
  
  I have tested out the assembly portion of it and when I hide something from one window it immediately hides from the 2nd window.....no lag or anything.
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  - Josh Brady @ Dan Pihlaja on Nov 15, 2019 10:18 AM
    Dan Pihlaja wrote:
    
    You can do this with any Solidworks document.
    
    Want to see the far side of a part while you are working on this side? Window--> New Window and rotate the other window how you need it.
    
    Want to see another area of an assembly while you are working in this area? Window-->New Window and now you have a whole new viewpoint to see from.
    
    I have tested out the assembly portion of it and when I hide something from one window it immediately hides from the 2nd window.....no lag or anything.
    Or you can just use viewports:
    Granted, you don't get multiple FMDT this way.
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David Matula Nov 15, 2019 10:52 AM
yep awesome stuff.. always fun to try and figure out how to do something. that is why I like this place. I know it can be done and forget where to turn something on of off, or just ask about it and someone says ya idiot it is over here, why dont you know this?
Then i tell em thanks and the world moves on.
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