In a drawing, when changing a Component line font, there is this checkbox which allows to Use document defaults or not.
It is checked by default, is there a way to make it unchecked by default?
Thank you very much!
In a drawing, when changing a Component line font, there is this checkbox which allows to Use document defaults or not.
It is checked by default, is there a way to make it unchecked by default?
Thank you very much!
Hi,
I don't see a way to change the default setting. Please have in my, that you're able to select this through a drawing view, on a component.
Yeah, the problem is, if I want every part not to have it checked, I need to do i for every part. This represents several hundred of clics. Not very efficient.
Why do you want this?
You are the first one who's asking this...
Thank you for the follow up!
In fact, maybe I'm asking the wrong question or I'm trying to do what I want the wrong way.
What I realy want is the thickness, type and color of the lines in my drawing to be driven by the layers, the same way autocad is doing it.
Maybe someone can point me the right way to drive my line properties in SW.
Cheers!
Nicolas Duguay wrote:
Thank you for the follow up!
In fact, maybe I'm asking the wrong question or I'm trying to do what I want the wrong way.
What I realy want is the thickness, type and color of the lines in my drawing to be driven by the layers, the same way autocad is doing it.
Maybe someone can point me the right way to drive my line properties in SW.
Cheers!
Hello,
Congratulations on making the switch from AutoCAD to Solidworks, but the best advice I can give you to help ease the transition is to forget everything you ever knew about AutoCAD. You can control how model edges are displayed in SW Drawings at the document properties (Tools > Options > Document Properties, except colors, which are at Tools > Options > System Options for some strange reason), but if you don't want all model edges displayed the same way it gets more complicated.
To make those changes for an entire component you need to use the Component Line Font toolbar, which you've already found. For individual edges you can use the tools on the Line Format toolbar.
Feel free to continue to ask questions to get anything clarified. I would like to point out that one thing I've learned from being here 11 years is that explaining what your end goal is can get better help than asking about a specific process, unless you're certain that's the process you need. The best method or workflow to achieve a goal is often not the one the user thinks it is, especially for new users.
Thanks again.
Unfortunately, this does not help me.
There are two reasons for this:
First, and most important, it does not reduce the clic count when I'm working, which was the point of my question.
Second, we made the switch from Autocad to SW for drawing, but not completely, and we will never be able to because of the industry field reality we are in. (clients are often providing with old factory plans and we need to work with it).
So abandoning using the layers to manage those hunded of thousands of lines we are producing is not an option for us.
That's why I'm looking for Solidworks to help me with it instead of increasing dramatically my clic count.
Okay. You already have the answer to your original question about having that default button checked, so we can't help you there.
Still in an effort to help, can you answer a question for me? I see your statement above about making the switch for drawing. Are you only using SW for Drawings, and not modeling Parts and/or Assemblies?
Glenn Schroeder a écrit:
Okay. You already have the answer to your original question about having that default button checked, so we can't help you there.
Absolutely, this post is indeed closed since the question is answered.
It is awesome you are trying to help me any further, this forum is a great ressource.
Still in an effort to help, can you answer a question for me? I see your statement above about making the switch for drawing. Are you only using SW for Drawings, and not modeling Parts and/or Assemblies?
The way we are working is everything we need to design in 3D is made with SW, but the product we deliver to our clients is a 2D drawing (always).
We work in dusting, industrial ventilation and exposion prevention. Very often, we need to work with the client blueprints which are always autocad drawing since autocad and revit are the programs used by architects.
Those programs does not or badly fulfil our needs of modeling industrial hardware and complex dusting networks, but SolidWorks do it very well (routing module is very useful)
I'm glad you're creating models with SW also. From your earlier reply I wasn't sure. Since that's the case, have you looked into using the desired colors for your models and using this setting in your Drawings?
Again, I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to control when, but this might help.
Nicolas Duguay wrote:
Yeah, the problem is, if I want every part not to have it checked, I need to do i for every part. This represents several hundred of clics. Not very efficient.
Once the first view of the assembly has been dropped into the drawing, you can easily select all components in the entire model at once in the feature tree and clear that checkbox. Make sure to select the "All views" radio button. Any additional views you create of the same assembly will automatically have that checkbox cleared.
It is checked by default, is there a way to make it unchecked by default?
I don't think so.
In Solidworks, you can't change the default setting on anything.....ever.....unless it is controlled by the template......then you can change it in the template.
Anything that is not controlled by the template....you are SOL. You have to change it EVERY FREAKING TIME YOU WANT TO USE IT.
This has been placed in the top ten every time I have ever participated in it.
Hi again,
some of our customers have to deliver their drawings with pre-defined Layer structures. But not everything has to be done in SWX. There is the possibility to use a mapping file while exporting to DWG/DXF. I‘ve made a video about Layer some time ago, maybe it‘s helpful for you (except the German language... )
I don't think so.