Relative Views and Compound Angle Miters
Thu, Jul 17, 2008
In this video SolidWorkers will learn a simple method of making multi-body parts with compound miter joints. Then we will make drawing views of the individual bodies using “Relative Views” and project views off of the compound angles using “Auxiliary Views”.
Download SolidWorks Part: CompoundRelative.SLDPRT
Download SolidWorks Drawing: CompoundRelative.SLDDRW
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July 18th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I noticed that your feature tree always shows the “Solid Bodies” and “Surface Bodies” folders at all times, even when there is one or no bodies in your model. How can I achieve this?
July 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
The reason your feature tree does not show the folders is because by default, the visibility of the “Solid Bodies” and “Surface Bodies” folders is set to “Automatic”. This means that these folders are hidden unless you have multiple bodies of that type in your model. For example, if you have 2 or more solid bodies, than your “Solid Bodies” folder will be shown, if you have 2 or more surface bodies, then your “Surface Bodies” folder will be shown. To change the visibility of these folders, go to Tools -> Options, and under the System Options tab, select Feature Manager from the left column, change the settings using the pull-down arrow beside “Solid Bodies” and “Surface Bodies” to “Show”. Thanks for the question! Tim