SW newbie question

[VMC_Jeff]

I'm new to this forum and am fairly new to SW. I searched through the forum but haven't run across this one. I have been trying to format the drawing sheet template and everything saves fine except 3rd angle projection. Everytime I try create a drawing it defaults to
1st angle. Does anyone here know how I can get it to default to 3rd angle.

Thanks
Jeff

[JerryFlyGuy]

Are you saving the drawing as a 'template' as well as the 'sheet format'?
I'm never had this problem when I save both of them at the same time.

Jerry

[VMC_Jeff]

I just followed the tutorial on sheet formating and never saw anything about saving as a template.
Thanks Jerry I will try it out.

Jeff

[JerryFlyGuy]

Ya, just go file/save as and select 'drawing template' then save it to the folder where the rest of your templates are located [usually they are default to the template folder under solidworks [might be under data/templates I can't remember]] I don't use the default folder as I have my own folder on our server.

If you want to creat a template folder outside the SW folder just make sure to go through 'properties/file locations and point to the folder you've created.

HTH

Jerry

[VMC_Jeff]

That worked!
Thanks
Now I can try and glue all my hair back in and pull the dents back out of my pc.

Jeff

[JerryFlyGuy]

ahhh yes... sorry I can't help ya there.. I haven't figured out how to do that myself... yet....

[DareBee]

As well as drawing templates you can save part and assembly templates with your preferred settings.

We use an add-in called Property Links that fills in most of our title block automatically and the rest is simple drop down fill in the blanks - keeps things really consistant (and pretty)

[JerryFlyGuy]

Fill me in on this add-in Darebee! I use the property function in part, assm's and drawings files regularly and then link these to the lines [as needed] in the Sheet format as well as BOM's and Weldment Tables. What am I missing?

Jerry

[DareBee]

http://www.javelin-tech.com/main/pro...pertylinks.htm

There ya be.

It is inexpensive and a 1 time cost.