SolidWorks help

[Ichoumaz]

Heyo

I'm still new to the forums so i dont know where everything is supposed to go,so forgive me if i'm posting this in the wrong palce

i know that this forum is mostly for tech oriented discussions, but when i saw LTTs video on making that costum cooler, i tought that i might try my luck here and see what turns up

i've just finished learning about the basics in solidworks ,and i still need alot of experience before i can become profficient in any way, shape or form in using it, and i thought that i might try my luck here and see if i can get some help and insight.

at the moment i'm struggling on how the dimension of my part are supposed to be layed out when it comes to the end phase of making the blueprint ( dont know if that is the term) for my part.

i've attached some pics on the different ways i can think of laying out the dimensions, if anyone has any experience in this field and would like to share their insight, and tell what mistakes that i'm making and the proper way to do it,that would be very appreciated.

 

 

[Spakes]

Usually the second pic is the way to go (because it's easier to navigate in it). But you need a lot of stuff marked, like curvy lines. Some of them aren't marked.

[Spakes]

Same with small straight lines like there.

[Ichoumaz]

alright, thanks for the help
Solidworks kinda of stopped working while i was working on finishing it up, and i kinda didnt have the time to go back and redo everything that wasnt saved. which is kinda of alot.

as for area that highlighted area, i was planning on dimensioning that with the detailed view tool, since they very small dimensions, and it would have cluttered the drawing alot more and making it hard to tell which dimension is for which
 

[Ichoumaz]

Questions

do you use some sort of tool that i'm not aware to make sure that everything has its dimensions or do you just use smart dimensions and manually do each and every line ?
also, if for example i have a fillet on a corner, and the rest of the corners all have the same radius, should i dimension every fillet, or dimension a single one?

[JZStudios]

1 hour ago, Ichoumaz said:

Questions

do you use some sort of tool that i'm not aware to make sure that everything has its dimensions or do you just use smart dimensions and manually do each and every line ?
also, if for example i have a fillet on a corner, and the rest of the corners all have the same radius, should i dimension every fillet, or dimension a single one?

Radii and angles are marked as being equivalent with line markings. If all of the angles are the same you can put a slash through them and just dimension one. If you have multiple angles you do more slashes.

Wish I could help more, but I've never messed with having to make blueprints. Another "tip" would be to just make multiples showing different things, so have one for the main "body" and then one for the thru-holes, one for the slots, etc. so you don't have so many dimensions obstructing everything. In the first image, I guess it looks "orderly" to have everything on the left, but it makes it a little hard to read. Some of them are referencing the far right, some of them not even visible on screen so it's just added clutter. Again, split that part out or moving the references to the right would help visually.

But take what I say with a grain of salt because I haven't done blueprints in SW.

 

Also, some things seem to be referencing in a weird fashion. My dad uses SW pretty extensively, and he's very adamant about making sure everything is logically referenced so if you need to make a change you don't need to remake literally everything. Primarily making the origin either in the center or in a set corner and measuring from there. It's odd that you referenced the top of a tab with the top of a tab of another segment. Maybe that's just in your blue-print, but it's a very weird reference. If you change one it forces change on the other without that necessarily needing to be the case.

[Ichoumaz]

yeah, i thought about making different blueprints for each section of the drawing, for example one just for the outside dimensions, one for the inside dimensions like slots and thru-holes and so on, but since this is a sheet metal that i'm working on , its single piece , so i just discarded that idea from my head, will try and do that next time,

And yes, having everything on one side does look more orderly at first glance, but damn, its hard to read, even when you are the one that designed the thing ( not really, since its one of the products that i saw in the guide i was following) but i thought, hey since i have it, might as well practice on it while i'm at it. its one of my first projects

just a quick question, do i just draw a line marking on the redii and angles myself with a line from a sketch menu, or is there some sort of tool just for that so that the technician understands that its an equal line making?

i'll upload the project file itself once i'm done with it, since it wont take me long to finish it, and if you can give it a look in your spare time, so i can get an unbiased outside opinion about it, and if it looks presentable and  somewhat professional.

Again, thank you very much for the replies.

Edit: i just finished it, i think i have everything dimensioned, i'll upload the project file itself, i'm using SW 2017

 

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