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Contents
Making Smart Components ....................................................................................................................355
Getting started with a simple Smart Component..............................................................355
Creating an auto-sizing Smart Component ..........................................................................358
Managing files with Smart Components ...............................................................................363
Editing Smart Components.........................................................................................................364
Tutorial: Working with Smart Components ....................................................................................365
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................368
Part IV: Creating Assembly Drawings 369
Chapter 16: Creating Assembly Drawings....................... 371
Combining Parts and Assemblies on the Same Drawing ...........................................................371
Dimensioning assembly features .............................................................................................372
Assigning the document driving the custom properties ...............................................372
Using Multi-Page Templates ..................................................................................................................373
Using Views with Special Assembly Functions ..............................................................................375
Using the Alternate Position View ...........................................................................................375
Creating views of an exploded assembly ..............................................................................376
Adding explode lines .........................................................................................................380
Showing exploded view ...................................................................................................381
Creating section views ..................................................................................................................382
Excluding parts from section views ...........................................................................382
Aligning the view ................................................................................................................382
Adjusting the hatching .....................................................................................................383
Broken-Out Section View ............................................................................................................384
Drawing the closed loop ..................................................................................................385
Selecting the depth ............................................................................................................385
Editing the view ..................................................................................................................386
Using Color in Assembly Drawing Views ..........................................................................................387
Setting Up Drawings of Large Assemblies ........................................................................................388
Using detached drawings ............................................................................................................388
Working with lightweight drawings ......................................................................................390
Using SpeedPak with drawings ................................................................................................390
Using draft quality views .............................................................................................................391
Tutorial: Creating a Simple Assembly Drawing .............................................................................392
Summary .........................................................................................................................................................394
Chapter 17: Working with Tables and Drawings .................. 395
Driving the Bill of Materials ....................................................................................................................395
Examining the SolidWorks table-based BOM .....................................................................396
Creating table-based BOM templates ........................................................................397
Setting a table anchor .......................................................................................................398
Using BOM types .................................................................................................................399
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