Jagged Edge In Solidworks Detail View
Jagged Edge In Solidworks Detail View
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Hello all,
I have a hopefully easy question. I have attached a sample pdf of what I am trying to do. In solid works, when you do a detail view you see then nice smooth outline on the detail view. This confuses the owner to no end, and some of the shop guys have issue as well. I have attempted to teach them the serenity prayer to accept things they cannot change, and learn how to read the drawing, but alas with the owner saying no, I must change my ways. I have tried drawing a custom detail to show a jagged edge, but that again was met with a swift "Not an option!". As it is I have to draw in solid works, then save as dwg to modify the drawings in autocad. A very clunky and non elegant solution. Does anyone know of an easy way to accomplish the this? I need to use the standard circle to create a detail view, but where the detail view is "cutting" through a part, the edge needs to be "jagged" or at least the line must have the good old lightning bolt on it to denote it is a cut edge?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
I have a hopefully easy question. I have attached a sample pdf of what I am trying to do. In solid works, when you do a detail view you see then nice smooth outline on the detail view. This confuses the owner to no end, and some of the shop guys have issue as well. I have attempted to teach them the serenity prayer to accept things they cannot change, and learn how to read the drawing, but alas with the owner saying no, I must change my ways. I have tried drawing a custom detail to show a jagged edge, but that again was met with a swift "Not an option!". As it is I have to draw in solid works, then save as dwg to modify the drawings in autocad. A very clunky and non elegant solution. Does anyone know of an easy way to accomplish the this? I need to use the standard circle to create a detail view, but where the detail view is "cutting" through a part, the edge needs to be "jagged" or at least the line must have the good old lightning bolt on it to denote it is a cut edge?
Thanks in advance,
Rob






RE: Jagged Edge In Solidworks Detail View
Are you only trying to show that it's a detail circle? If so, it's in your settings.
Chris, CSWA
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Jeff Mirisola, CSWE
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I think you could draw the jagged edge as a closed set of lines in the Parent View, select them all (Select chain), and then click for your Detail View. The outline still shows as a circle on the Parent View, but the Detail View reflects the jagged lines you drew.
Steve R.
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JMirisola, That is very close to what i am trying to accomplish, I know i can draw a custom profile to create the detail view, but the owner wants it to stay a circle, but show "broken" edges where the detail view "cuts through" the model.
49Again, i think you are on what i am looking to do. I need to try and play with that to see if that works.
Most of the time, I save my drawing as a DWG and then in Autocad change the linetype to the one in the attached PDF. I know it is not a elegant solution, but it is the workaround I was forced to live with.
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Dan
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Eric
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I really do appriciate all the input from everyone.
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-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Jagged Edge In Solidworks Detail View
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Jagged Edge In Solidworks Detail View
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks