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Detail Drawing

17.1 0. -After adding the configurations to the 'Housing' we'll make a detail drawing

of each one.

For the first drawing, make sure the "Forge" configuration is the currently

active configuration and select the menu
"File, Make Drawing from Part" or from the [J ... ~ ... . ... ~ ... ... ~

"New" document drop-down command, go ----~

to the "Templates" tab which has the default

templates and select the template named

"Drawing." ,.

By starting a drawing with the "Forge" G19J Shell () (]Mirror

configuration selected, the drawing views

created will have the forge version of the 'Housing'. The drawing views for the

"Machined" configuration will be added later in the lesson. Just like we can change

units and detailing standards, we can also change the configuration referenced in

a drawing view as needed.

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Templates rial My SW Templates

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17 .11. -After selecting the drawing template, we are asked to pick a sheet size to

use for this drawing. Select the "8-Landscape" Sheet Size and turn off the "Display

Sheet Format" option. Click OK to continue.

Sheet FormaVSize X

@Standard sheet size
Preview:
0 Only show standard formats

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0 Display sheet format Width: 17.00in
Height 11.00in

Width: Height: OK

The "Sheet Format" is the part of the drawing that contains the title block

and related annotations. It will be covered in detail later; we are not including

it at this time to focus on basic drawing functionality instead.

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