Templates as starter parts
A SolidWorks template file is nothing more than a file to help you get started. So often people only have two template files -one for inches and another for millimeters...but it can contain anything you like...including geometry!
If you find that you often start a part the same way, why don't you make a start part and save it as a template? I have two templates I use all the time:
1. A cylinder that I use for parts to be turned
2. A plate centered on the origin (actually I have two of these, one with dimensions on the first sketch, the other without)
You can make as many templates as you wish and as complex as you want. If you put them in sub directories, SW will even put them in tabs for you for when you start the "New" command.
If you find that you often start a part the same way, why don't you make a start part and save it as a template? I have two templates I use all the time:
1. A cylinder that I use for parts to be turned
2. A plate centered on the origin (actually I have two of these, one with dimensions on the first sketch, the other without)
You can make as many templates as you wish and as complex as you want. If you put them in sub directories, SW will even put them in tabs for you for when you start the "New" command.
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Comment by Smoky Rick on March 5, 2009 at 10:15am -
Thanks for this tip. I had thought of doing something like this, but had not worked out any details. Now I don't need to, as you already did. I am using a new one already, and more will follow.
Smoky Rick
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Comment by Deepak Gupta on February 22, 2009 at 6:07pm -
I have templates made for both Unit system I use and different for parts, drawing and assembly. This saves a lot of time.
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Comment by Rod Uding on February 20, 2009 at 10:41am -
I have several that I use. One is a formed angle, a sheet metal part, Blanks of SS, CI, UHMW and so on. It does help out immensely. I plan on doing some assembly templates for my piping parts that I commonly use to speed up my starting process. Thanks for the reminder to do this Jeff.
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