Tutorial OnShape Layout with Dimensions

By: Matthew Jourden

Brighton High School
Brighton, MI

1. Navigate to brightonk12.onshape.com
2. Open Tutorial Extrude 3: Holes, Arcs, Fillets and Rounds File
3. Creating a Drawing Tab
Unlike most CAD software packages OnShape allows the user to keep all types of drawings (Parts, Layouts,
Assemblies, etc.) all within one file.
a. To create Layout Tab
i. Select the + Sign in the bottom Left Corner > Select Create Drawing

Select Create Drawing

Select + Sign
b. Pop-Up menu Appears for Drawing Properties
i. Select Show OnShape Drawing Templates
ii. Select My OnShape Menu Option: This will show all of the title blocks shared with you from
the teacher.
iii. Select A_Size Title Block BHS
iv. Select Ok

Select My OnShape > Select A_Size Title

Block BHS
 c. Board and Title Block Layout Overview

Insert Menu

Select Active
Part to be
used for
layout

Main Tools Break View

Detail View Crop View

Insert Views
Broken Section
Dimension Text Tool
Projected View Tool

Section View:
Auxiliary View Full
Half
Offset
d. Place Views
i. Select Part to Activate

Select Part to Layout

ii. By Default the Insert Tool is open or Select Insert Icon (Default turned on)
1. View: Front
2. Scale: 1:2

Toggle Between Parts

Choose First View to Layout

based upon Solid Model
Orientation

Change Scale
 iii. Place Cursor on the Screen for location > Left Click to place

Place Front View

Notice: The part does not show Hidden Lines and Tangent Edges are turned off.

iv. Place Top, Right Side, and Isometric

1. Top View: Select the Projection Tool > Select Front View > Move Cursor
above the Front View > Left Click to Place

NOTE: Tangent Edges

are Shown by Default.
Following Steps will
Turn them OFF
 2. Right Side View: Select the Projection Tool > Select Front View > Move
Cursor to the Right of the Front View > Left Click to Place

3. Isometric: Select the Projection Tool > Select Front View > Drag Cursor at about a 45
Degree angle towards the top Right Hand Side of the workspace > OnShape will
project an Isometric View > Left Click to Place

v. Scale Change
1. 3 Views: Double Click on the Front View > View Properties will appear > Next to scale
type in 1:2 > Press Enter > Green Check to accept
OnShape sets its scales in Rations so
View Properties 3 Views Green Check to
1:1 = Full
3:4 = ¾ Accept
1:2 = ½
Etc.
Change Scale to
3:4

2. Isometric
a. Double Click on Isometric
b. Set scale to 1:2
c. Green Check to Accept

Iso Scale 1:2

3. Scale Note below each view > Left Click each Scale Note > Press Delete Key
 4. Adjust Views as needed to balance in workspace
Drawing should look as follows

vi. Hidden Lines and Tangent Edges

1. Hidden Lines: Like Creo, OnShape has the Hidden Lines Turned OFF
2. Left Click on the View > Hold Right Mouse Button Down > Select Show Hidden Lines

Select Show Hidden Lines

3. Repeat for Top and Right Side Views

 vii. Tangent Edges: Tangent edges are the theoretical edge of transition from a flat to a curved
surface. In the real world this edge does not exist. CAD uses this edge as a demarcation
where there is a change in direction. On the Orthographic Views (Front, Top, Right Side
Views) we turn off the Tangent Edges. On anything Pictorial (Isometric) engineers typically
leave them on to help better denote boundaries.
1. Hold CTRL > Left Click on the Front, Right Side, and Top Views > Hold Right Mouse
Button > Hover over Tangent Edges > Select Hidden

Tangent Edges > Hidden

Drawing Should Look as Follows

 e. Centerlines
Centerlines are used to help show curvature on a 2-Dimensional Surface.
Centerline Tools: Located in the tool bar at the top of the screen

Sharp Edges
Select 2 Pts of the
hole
Bolt
Curves Center Point of
Edge to Edge Circular Hole
Centerline: Select
Vertical Edges of 2D
Hole i. Circular View of Hole: Select Center Point Icon > Left Click on the edge of the two circles in
the top view

ii. Profile View of Hole : Select Edge to Edge Centerline Icon > Select the Two Vertical Edges
(theoretical sides of the negative cylinder that is the hole) of the hole in the Front View

Select the two Vertical

edges of the hole

iii. Lengthen Centerline: Deactivate Centerline by clicking anywhere in the workspace or press
ESC Key > Select the Centerline > Place cursor on the bottom orange handhold (square
shape) > Hold Left Mouse Button down > Drag cursor down to just past the end of the
feature

iv. Repeat steps for Right side View > Use Edge to Edge Centerline Icon
 NOTE: Pictorials (Isometric)
Drawing looks as follows rarely if ever have centerlines
placed on them or Tangent
Edges Turned Off

f. Dimensions
i. Select the Dimension Tool

Dimensioning tool works the same as Creo with the exception

1. Selecting Multiple Edges: DO NOT NEED TO HOLD CTRL Key down
2. Holes: DO NOT NEED TO DOUBLE CLICK. Simply Left Click once on the edge of the
hole > Dimension Defaults at Diameter
3. Arcs: Dimension Tool Defaults with Radius

Down Arrow provides other options to dimensioning for specific dimensioning features
 ii. Place the following Dimensions.
1. Adjust
a. Dimension Space: Approximate good distancing. We will not be cleaning up
the dimensions, but care should be taken to keep good balance between
dimensions
b. Hole: Needs 3 Dimensions
i. 1- Diameter with Leader Line stating if there is multiple holes of the
same size and depth and the depth of the hole if the hole does not go
through the whole part.
ii. 2- Locators measuring to the center of the hole
iii. All three dimensions should be located in the view that shows the
circular feature
1. Add Note for Hole: Double click on the Diameter .500 >
Select Dimension > Select a. Prefix: List how many holes have the same diameter
Properties Menu Icon
and depth = 2x
NOTE: This can be done even if the circular features of
multiple holes are not in the same view
b. Suffix: Enter the Depth of the hole = .500
c. Shop Note: Used when there is multiple features that have the same
information, helping to remove secondary information off the part to provide
more space for primary or driven dimensions. Example of secondary features
are rounds, fillets, and chamfers. > Set Text Height of Shop Note to .1 Tall
Prefix: 1 Line Above
Type Secondary Notes

Prefix: In Line
Type Secondary
Notes
Suffix: In-Line Type
Secondary Notes

Select Symbols
Suffix Multi-Line

iii. Adjust Dimensioning Settings

1. Arrowhead: .08
2. Geometry Gap .1
3. User Options: Text Gap and Extension Past the Line

Geometry Gap Default Geometry Gap Set to .1

Increases Gap between extension line and Part
Drawing should look as follows

Shop Note: Text Height .1 Tall

4. Submission
Print Document