I am new to Solidworks and I am trying to draw a vertical line on a Top plane.
I have figured I can't draw a vertical line because the cursor or the direction of the origin which I have made an coincident relationship to
is not facing up ( maybe the default setting)
How can i change this issue?? I want to draw a vertical line on a Top plane.
or how can i chane the direction of the origin so I CAN draw a line in a different direction?
I found out you can but i can't. Please help.
Hi Mark, thanks for your reply.
What I meant was I wanted to make the red arrow's direction change it is currently facing down. but I wanted to make the
red arrow face upward. How do I change the direction of the red arrow?
Eunsu,
You can't. SolidWorks does not give you that kind of control.
Jerry S.
Hi Eunsu,
Perhaps I'm not understanding you but are you asking if, while in 2D sketch you want to change the orientation of the sketch plane? If that is what you are wanting to do the answer is yes, you can do what you are asking by using the "modify" command. while in Modify, hover over the modify widget and RMB to flip the orientatoin (notice your mouse cursor when you hover - it changes to show a mirror command on your RMB - see attached video.
Regards
Mark
Eunsu,
I am new to this wonderful invention called SOLIDWORKS, too. You can search through here using the subject heading, which has the first words of a question similar to yours: "Automotive use"...A gentleman from Javelin replied that you can (in 3D SOLIDWORKS) re-name the planes! http://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2013/04/solidworks-coordinate-system-for-cam-z-axis-defines-the-up-direction/
Hope this helps.
Robert Gordon
Can you post your model please? To me, it all depends on which plane you are referencing or looking at (or normal too), as to whether a line could be horizontal or vertical.
Eunsu, arer we talking about a 2D or a 3D sketch? When you say red arrow, are you refering to the triad or to the temporary coordinate system in a 3D Sketch?
http://help.solidworks.com/2014/English/solidworks/sldworks/c_coordinate_systems_in_3d_sketches.htm
Eunsu Chang wrote:
I am new to Solidworks and I am trying to draw a vertical line on a Top plane.
I have figured I can't draw a vertical line because the cursor or the direction of the origin which I have made an coincident relationship to
is not facing up ( maybe the default setting)
How can i change this issue?? I want to draw a vertical line on a Top plane.
or how can i chane the direction of the origin so I CAN draw a line in a different direction?
I found out you can but i can't. Please help.
if you mean vertical in the same direction as the Y world (green 3D arrow in the lower left corner of the screen) the answer is no for a 2D sketch but yes for a 3D sketch.
2D sketches are just like sheets of paper and a pencil, if the pencil is pulled off the paper no line.
what you would have to do is have a plane where you need the 2D sketch to start, might be the front or right plane or you may have to make a new plane at the desired location.
all the others have great hints to help you.
Hi Eunsu,
Use the "Modify" command under tools>sketch tools>Modify. Please check out the help file since there are lots of options to rotate, scale, mirror (flip) etc. with this command.
regards
Mark