3 ASPECTS OF A DESIGN - Answers A PART, AN ASSEMBLY, AND A DRAWING
WHAT IS A DRAWING? - Answers A 2D REPRESENTATION OF YOUR PART OR ASSEMBLY
FIRST STEP OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS - Answers IDENTIFYING THE NEED OR PROBLEM
SOLIDWORKS INTUITIVE USER INTERFACE - Answers USER INTERFACE, OPENING SOLIDWORKS, OPENING
AN EXISTING PART, ACCESSING HELP & TUTORIALS, TOOLS, PROPERTIES, 3D CONTENT CENTRAL
QUICKEST WAY TO START SOLIDWORKS - Answers DOUBLE-CLICK THE DESKTOP SHORTCUT
HOW DO YOU OPEN THE PROPERTY MANAGER? - Answers RIGHT CLICK AND THEN CLICK THE EDIT
FEATURE ICON
WHERE ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED TOOLS FOR CREATING 3D CAD MODELS LOCATED? - Answers
IN THE COMMAND MANAGER
3D CONTENT CENTRAL DATABASE - Answers DESIGN LIBRARY>3D CONTENT CENTRAL TAB>DOUBLE
CLICK ON SUPPLIER CONTENT>ALL CATEGORIES FOLDER AND DOUBLE CLICK ON THE WEB
ICON>COMMUNITY>SELECT CONFIGURE AND DOWNLOAD>SELECT 3D>DE-SELECT ZIP SO THE PART CAN
BE DRAGGED INTO SOLIDWORKS (THE PART CAN BE USED AND MODIFIED FOR PROJECTS)
Design Unit Systems and Drafting Standards - Answers CHANGING THE UNIT SYSTEM, OVERALL
DRAFTING STANDARDS, CUSTOMIZING DRAFTING STANDARDS
HOW TO SELECT THE DESIRED UNIT SYSTEM - Answers TOOLS>OPTIONS>DOCUMENT
PROPERTIES>UNITS
APPLY CHANGES OF 2 INCHES TO 30 MM - Answers SELECT FACE OF THE PART>EDIT FEATURE>TYPE IN
CHANGE OF UNITS>SOLIDWORKS WILL CONVERT BACK TO MM BECAUSE IT IS THE DEFAULT MEASURE
SYSTEM
DETAILING DOCUMENT PROPERTIES - Answers INCLUDES SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIMENSIONS,
ANNOTATIONS & TABLES TO BE USED WITH MULTIPLE DRAWINGS
ISO & ANSI - VARIOUS DRAFTING STANDARDS ARE SUPPORTED BY SOLIDWORKS - Answers THESE
DRAFTING STANDARDS ENSURE THAT CONSISTENT DESIGN DRAWINGS ARE CREATED ARE CREATED.
HOW TO CHANGE THE DRAFTING STANDARD - Answers TOOLS>OPTIONS>DOCUMENT PROPERTIES
TAB>SELECT DRAFTING STANDARD>CLICK ANSI OR ISO FOR THE OVERALL DRAFTING STANDARD>CLICK
OK
CUSTOMIZING DRAFTING STANDARDS & HOW TO MODIFY APPEARANCE OF ANNOTATIONS - Answers
TOOLS>OPTIONS>DOCUMENT PROPERTIES TAB>EXPAND DIMENSIONS>RENAMED AS ISO-MODIFIED OR
ANSI-MODIFIED>