Chapter 7. Creating a Simple Assembly Drawing
Create the Drawing Views
Add a Bill of Materials
Add Balloons to the Drawing
Finish the Bill of Materials
In previous chapters, you created parts, a simple part drawing, and an assembly. In this chapter, you'll make a simple assembly drawing for the assembly that you created in Chapter 6, "Creating an Assembly." Unlike the drawing you created in Chapter 4, "Creating Your First Drawing," an assembly drawing does not contain dimensions in most cases. Instead, an assembly drawing is used to show which parts are used to build an assembly or subassembly and how they are put together.
Before you can begin creating your assembly drawing, you need to download the drawing template from the companion site that you ...
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