solidworks

Detailing and Drawings
Setting Custom Scales for Drawing Views
In the Drawing View PropertyManager, you can select Use custom scale and immediately
enter a custom scale.
Previously, after selecting Use custom scale, you had to click in the box, scroll up, select
User Defined, and then enter the scale in another box.
To set custom scales for drawing views:
1. In a drawing, select an existing view or insert a new view.
2. In the PropertyManager, under Scale, select Use custom scale.
3. In the box, enter a scale in the format x:x or x/x.
You can also click
and select a predefined scale from the list.
Modifying the List of Available Scales
You can control which scales appear in the list that you access from the status bar and
Drawing View PropertyManager. The same list is used for both drawing sheets and drawing
views.
The list is defined in a file named drawingscales.txt, which you can edit to add and
remove scales. The file contains instructions for editing the list.
The default file location is:
install_dir\SOLIDWORKS\lang\language.
To specify a different location for the file:
1. Click Tools > Options > File Locations.
2. Under Show folders for, select Drawing Scale Standards.
3. Set the file location and click OK.
Design Library
When you save a note that contains symbols and linked values to the Design Library, the
software stores those symbols and values within the note. When you insert the note from
the Design Library into another drawing, the stored symbols and values display correctly.
The stored symbols and values are not linked to the original note from the original
document.
Previously, the software did not store the symbols and linked values in the Design Library
note and they displayed an error when inserted into another drawing.
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