Chapter 24Automating Drawings: The Basics

SolidWorks drawing templates and formats enable you to automate repetitive tasks through the reuse of data. SolidWorks can insert information about a drawing's creator and the materials to be used, and it can begin similar types of drawings from a consistent starting point. Drawing templates and formats also save settings that you may want to reuse.

Comparing Templates and Formats

Templates are start documents that contain collections of document-specific settings and default views saved in the *.prtdot (part template), ...

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