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Detailing and Drawings
This functionality is supported for notes added to the Design Library in SOLIDWORKS ®
2020 or later. Notes added to the Design Library in earlier releases still show errors.
Detailing Mode
You can use Detailing mode to open large drawings quickly. The model data is not loaded,
but you can add and edit annotations within the drawing.
Detailing mode is useful if you need to make minor edits to drawings of large assemblies
or drawings with many sheets, configurations, or resource-intensive views.
Detailing mode is available for drawings saved in SOLIDWORKS 2020 and later.
Creating Dimensions and Annotations
In Detailing mode, you create dimensions and annotations just as you would in Resolved
mode.
Exception: You cannot create dimensions or annotations that require model information,
such as hole callouts, cosmetic threads, or links to model properties.
If a drawing is open in Detailing mode and you change and save an associated part or
assembly, then an out-of-date message appears.
The Resolve Drawing tool always appears in the CommandManager so you can resolve
the drawing at any time.
Saving
You can save your changes to the existing drawing file without exiting Detailing mode.
Saving in Detailing mode does not require a special save format.
• If you save the drawing in Detailing mode, and then close it and reopen it, you can
continue to edit the items you created in Detailing mode.
• If you save the drawing in Resolved mode, the dimensions and annotations you created
in Detailing mode are resolved and saved. Then if you close the drawing and reopen
it in Detailing mode, the ability to edit the resolved dimensions and annotations is
limited. You can only change their position or delete them.
Capabilities Available in Detailing Mode
You can create the following dimensions and annotations:
• Notes, including notes with leaders • Weld callouts
• Linear and circular note patterns • Geometric tolerances
• Surface finish symbols
• Datum feature symbols
• Revision symbols
• Datum target symbols
• Revision clouds
• Radial and linear dimensions, including
• Locations labels
use of the Smart Dimension tool
• Balloons
• Ordinate dimensions
• Magnetic lines
• Angular running dimensions
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