Redraw

SOLIDWORKS menus: View > Redraw The Redraw tool is used to refresh
the screen. Sometimes when you draw a sketched entity, some unwanted
elements remain on the screen. To remove these unwanted elements from
the screen, use this tool. The screen will be refreshed and all the unwanted
elements will be removed. You can invoke this tool by pressing the
CTRL+R keys.
DELETING SKETCHED ENTITIES
You can delete the sketched entities by selecting them using the Select tool and
then pressing the DELETE key on the keyboard. You can select the entities
individually or select more than one entity by defining a window or crossing
around the entities. When you select the entities, they turn light blue. Now, press
the DELETE key. You can also delete the sketched entities by selecting them
and choosing the Delete option from the shortcut menu that is displayed on
right­clicking.
TUTORIALS
Tutorial 1
In this tutorial, you will draw the basic sketch of the revolved solid model shown
in Figure 2­56. The sketch of this model is shown in Figure 2­57. Do not
dimension the sketch as the solid model and its dimensions are given for your
reference only. (Expected time: 30 min)

Figure 2­56 Revolved solid model for Tutorial 1

 Figure 2­57 Sketch of the revolved solid model

The following steps are required to complete this tutorial:

a. Start a new part document.
b. Invoke the sketching environment.
c. Modify the settings of the snap and grid so that the cursor jumps through a
distance of 5 mm.
d. Draw the sketch of the model using the Line tool.
e. Save the sketch and then close the document.
Opening a New Part Document
1. Start SOLIDWORKS by double­clicking on the shortcut icon of
SOLIDWORKS available on the desktop of your computer; the
SOLIDWORKS 2016 window along with the SOLIDWORKS Resources
task pane on its right is displayed. The Getting Started, SOLIDWORKS
Tools, Community, Online Resources, Subscription Services and Tip of
the Day options are displayed in this task pane.

2. Choose the New Document option from the Getting Started rollout of the
SOLIDWORKS Resources task pane; the New SOLIDWORKS Document
dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 2­58.

Figure 2­58 The New SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box

3. In the New SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box, the Part button is chosen
by default. Therefore, choose the OK button; a new SOLIDWORKS part
 document starts.

You need to invoke the sketching environment to draw the sketch.

4. Choose the Sketch tab from the CommandManager and then the Sketch
button in the Sketch CommandManager; the Edit Sketch
PropertyManager is displayed and you are prompted to select a plane on
which you want to draw the sketch.

5. Select the Front Plane from the drawing area; the sketching environment is
invoked and the plane gets oriented normal to the view. You will notice that
red colored arrows are displayed at the center of the screen, indicating that you
are in the sketching environment. Also, the confirmation corner with the Exit
Sketch and Cancel options is displayed on the upper right corner in the
graphics area. The screen display in the sketching environment of
SOLIDWORKS 2016 is shown in Figure 2­59.

Figure 2­59 Screen display in the sketching environment

Modifying the Snap, Grid, and Dimensioning Unit Settings It is
assumed that while installing SOLIDWORKS, you have selected the
MMGS (millimeters, gram, second) option for measuring the length.
Therefore, the length of an entity will be measured in millimeters in
the current file. But, if you have selected some other unit at the time
of installation, you need to change the linear and angular unit settings
before drawing the sketch. For this tutorial, you need to modify the
grid and snap settings so that the cursor jumps through a distance of 5
mm.

1. Choose the Options button from the Menu Bar; the System Options ­
General dialog box is displayed.

2. Choose the Document Properties tab; the name of the dialog box changes to
the Document Properties ­ Drafting Standard.
Note
If you have selected millimeters as the unit of measurement while installing
SOLIDWORKS, skip steps 3 and 4 in this section.

3. Select the Units option from the area on the left to display the options related
to the linear and angular units.

4. Select the MMGS (millimeter, gram, second) radio button in the Unit
system area. Also, select the degrees option in the Units column as unit of
angle, if it is not selected by default. You can also change the unit system
using the Unit system button, which is located at the right­side of the status
bar.

It is evident from Figure 2­57 that the dimensions in the sketch are multiples
of 5. Therefore, you need to modify the grid and snap settings so that the
cursor jumps through a distance of 5 mm instead of 10 mm.

5. Select the Grid/Snap option from the area on the left to display grid options.
Set the value in the Major grid spacing spinner to 50 and the value in the
Minor­lines per major spinner to 10.

6. Select the Display grid check box if it is cleared. Next, choose the Go To
System Snaps button; the system options related to relations and snaps are
displayed.

7. Select the Grid check box from the Sketch snaps area and clear the Snap
only when grid is displayed check box. Choose OK to exit the dialog box.

Note that in the sketching environment, the lower right corner of the drawing
area displays the information about the status of sketch and location of the
cursor in the X, Y, and Z coordinates. You will use the coordinates displayed
to draw the sketch of the model. These coordinates will be modified as you
move the cursor around the drawing area. If you move the cursor after initial
settings, the coordinates will show an increment of 5 mm instead of the default
increment of 10 mm.
Drawing the Sketch
It is evident from Figure 2­57 that the sketch will be drawn using the Line
tool. Therefore, you need to start drawing the sketch from the lower left corner
of the sketch.

1. Choose the Line tool from the Sketch CommandManager; the arrow cursor
is replaced by the line cursor.

2. Move the line cursor to the origin.

3. Left­click at this point and move the cursor horizontally toward the right. You
will notice that the symbol of the Horizontal relation is displayed below the
line cursor and the length and angle of the line are displayed above the line
cursor.

4. Left­click again when the length of the line above the line cursor shows 20.

The first horizontal line is drawn. As you are drawing continuous lines, the
endpoint of the line drawn is automatically selected as the start point of the
next line.

5. Move the line cursor vertically upward. The symbol of the Vertical relation is
displayed on the right of the line cursor and the length of the line is displayed
above the line cursor. Click when the length of the line on the line cursor is
displayed as 20.

6. Move the cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length of the
line on the line cursor is displayed as 5.

7. Move the line cursor vertically upward and press the left mouse button when
the length of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 25.

8. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the right and click when the length
of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 20.

9. Move the line cursor vertically upward and click when the length of the line
on the line cursor is displayed as 5.
10. Press F on the keyboard to fit the sketch on the screen.

11. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length
of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 50.

12. Move the line cursor vertically downward and click when the length of the
line on the line cursor is displayed as 5.

13. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the right and press the left mouse
button when the length of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 20.

14. Move the line cursor vertically downward and click when the length of the
line on the line cursor is displayed as 25.

15. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length
of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 5.

16. Move the line cursor vertically downward to the start point of the first line.
Click when an orange circle is displayed; the final sketch for Tutorial 1 is
created, as shown in Figure 2­60. In this figure, the grid display is turned off
for clarity.

Figure 2­60 Final sketch for Tutorial 1

17. Right­click and then choose the Select option from the shortcut menu to exit
the Line tool.
Note
In Figure 2­60, the display of relations is turned on. To turn off the display
of relations, choose the View Sketch Relations button from the Hide/Show
Items flyout in the View (Head­Up) toolbar.

Tip To turn off the grid display, right­click in the drawing area to display a
shortcut menu. Choose the Display Grid button to turn off the grid display. This
is a toggle button.
Saving the Sketch
It is recommended that you create a separate folder for saving the tutorial files
of this book. Next, you can save the tutorials of a chapter in the folder of that
chapter.

1. Choose the Save button from the Menu Bar to invoke the Save As dialog box.
Create the SOLIDWORKS folder inside the \Documents folder and then create
the c02 folder inside the SOLIDWORKS folder.

2. Enter c02_tut01 as the name of the document in the File name edit box and
choose the Save button. The document is saved at the location
\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\c02.

3. Close the document by choosing File > Close from the SOLIDWORKS
menus.

Tutorial 2
In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch of the solid model shown in Figure 2­
61. The sketch of the model is shown in Figure 2­62. Do not dimension the
sketch as the solid model and the dimensions are given for your reference only.
(Expected time: 30 min)

Figure 2­61 Solid model for Tutorial 2

 Figure 2­62 Sketch for Tutorial 2

The following steps are required to complete this tutorial:

a. Start SOLIDWORKS and then start a new part document.
b. Invoke the sketching environment.
c. Modify the snap and grid settings so that the cursor jumps through a distance
of 5 mm.
d. Draw the sketch using the Line tool, refer to Figure 2­63.
e. Save the sketch and then close the file.

Opening a New File

1. Choose the New button from the Menu Bar to invoke the New
SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box.

The Part button is chosen by default in the New SOLIDWORKS Document

dialog box.

2. Choose the OK button from the dialog box.

You need to invoke the sketching environment to draw the sketch of the model
first.

3. Choose the Sketch button from the Sketch CommandManager and select
the Front Plane to invoke the sketching environment.
Modifying the Snap, Grid, Dimensioning Unit Settings It is evident
from Figure 2­62 that the dimensions in the sketch are multiples of 5.
Therefore, you need to modify the grid and snap settings so that the
cursor jumps through a distance of 5 mm.

1. Choose the Options button from the Menu Bar to invoke the System Options
­ General dialog box. In this dialog box, choose the Document Properties
tab.

2. Select the Grid/Snap option from the area on the left and select the Display
Grid check box, if it is cleared. Set the value in the Major grid spacing
spinner to 50 and in the Minor­lines per major spinner to 10.

3. Choose the Go To System Snaps button to display the System Options ­

Relations/Snaps dialog box. Make sure that the Grid check box is selected in
the System Options ­ Relations/Snaps dialog box. Next, choose the OK
button.

When you move the cursor, the coordinates displayed close to the lower right
corner of the drawing area show an increment of 5 mm.
Drawing the Sketch
The sketch will be drawn using the Line tool. The arc in the sketch will also
be drawn using the same tool. You need to start the drawing from the lower
left corner of the sketch.

1. Invoke the Line tool by pressing the L key; the arrow cursor is replaced by the
line cursor.

2. Move the line cursor to origin.

3. Click at this point and move the cursor horizontally toward the right. Click
again when the length of the line above the line cursor displays 60; a
horizontal line of 60 mm length is drawn.

4. Move the line cursor vertically upward and click when the length above the
line cursor is displayed as 35.

5. Choose the Zoom to Fit button from the View (Heads­Up) toolbar to fit the
sketch into the screen.

As mentioned earlier, you can invoke the drawing display tools while some
other tools are still active. After modifying the drawing display area, the Line
tool that was active before invoking the drawing display tool will be restored
and you can continue drawing lines using the Line tool.

6. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and press the left mouse
button when the length of the line above the line cursor shows the value 10.

7. Move the line cursor vertically downward and click when the length of the
line above the line cursor is displayed as 10.

8. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length of
the line above the line cursor is displayed as 10.

Next, you need to draw an arc normal to the last line using the Line tool. It is
recommended to use the Line tool when you need to draw a sketch that is a
combination of lines and arcs. This increases productivity by reducing the time
 taken in invoking tools for drawing an arc and a line.

9. Move the line cursor away from the endpoint of the last line and then move it
back close to the endpoint; the arc mode is invoked.

10. Move the arc cursor vertically downward up to the next grid point.

11. Move the arc cursor toward the left.

You will notice that a normal arc is being drawn and the angle and radius of
the arc are displayed above the line cursor.

12. Move the cursor to the left and click when the angle value on the arc cursor
is displayed as 180 and the radius value is displayed as 10; an arc normal to
the last line is drawn and the line mode is invoked.

13. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length
of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 10.

14. Move the line cursor vertically upward and click when the length of the line
on the line cursor is displayed as 10.

15. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left and click when the length
of the line on the line cursor is displayed as 10.

16. Move the line cursor to the start point of the first line and click when an
orange circle is displayed.

17. Press the ESC key to exit the Line tool.

This completes the sketch. However, you need to modify the drawing display
area such that the sketch fits the screen.

18. Press the F key to modify the drawing display area. The final sketch for
Tutorial 2 with the grid display turned off is shown in Figure 2­63.
 Figure 2­63 Final sketch for Tutorial 2

Saving the Sketch 1. Choose the Save button from the Menu Bar to
invoke the Save As dialog box.

2. Enter c02_tut02 as the name of the document in the File name edit box.
Choose the Save button and then save the file at the location
\Documents\SOLIDWORKS\c02.

3. Close the document by choosing File > Close from the SOLIDWORKS
menus.

Tutorial 3
In this tutorial, you will draw the basic sketch of the model shown in Figure 2­
64. The sketch to be drawn is shown in Figure 2­65. Do not dimension the
sketch as the solid model and its dimensions are given for your reference only.
(Expected time: 30 min)
The following steps are required to complete this tutorial:
a. Start SOLIDWORKS and then start a new part file.
b. Invoke the sketching environment.
c. Modify the snap and grid settings so that the cursor jumps through a distance
of 5 mm.
d. Draw the outer loop of the sketch using the Line tool.
e. Draw the inner circle using the Circle tool, refer to Figure 2­65.
f. Save the sketch and then close the file.
Figure 2­64 Solid model for Tutorial 3

Figure 2­65 Sketch for Tutorial 3

Starting a New File
1. Choose the New button from the Menu Bar to invoke the New
SOLIDWORKS Document dialog box; the Part button is chosen by default
in this dialog box.

2. Choose the OK button from the dialog box; a new SOLIDWORKS part
document is started. To draw the sketch of the model, you need to invoke the
sketching environment.

3. Choose the Sketch button from the Sketch CommandManager; the Edit
Sketch PropertyManager is displayed.

4. Select Front Plane from the drawing area; the sketching environment is
invoked. Also, the confirmation corner is displayed with the Exit Sketch and
Cancel options at the upper right corner of the drawing area.

Modifying the Snap, Grid, and Dimensioning Unit Settings As the

dimensions in the sketch are multiples of 5, you need to modify the
grid and snap settings so that the cursor jumps through a distance of 5
mm.

1. Choose the Options button from the Menu Bar to invoke the System Options
­ General dialog box. Next, choose the Document Properties tab from this
dialog box.

2. Select the Grid/Snap option from the area on the left and select the Display
Grid check box; if it is cleared. Set the value in the Major grid spacing
spinner to 50 and the value in the Minor­lines per major spinner to 10.

3. Next, choose the Go To System Snaps button to invoke the System Options
­ Relations/Snaps dialog box. Make sure that the Grid check box is selected
in this dialog box and choose OK to close the dialog box.