Command Tips: Cut
Alt-DRAG views to select anywhere in view.
Drawing | View,Shortcut
Drawing | View,Shortcut
Consider that cut lists are like BOMs for multibody parts.
Drawing | Cut List,BOM,Multibody
Drawing | Cut List,BOM,Multibody
Copy components in an assembly via CTRL-drag component. It will copy the current configuration.
Configuration | Copy,Shortcut
Configuration | Copy,Shortcut
Copy sketches use CTRL-C, then CTRL-V onto a new sketch plane.
Sketch | Shortcut
Sketch | Shortcut
Create a sectioned configuration using Insert>Cut With Surface.
Configuration | Cut with Surface
Configuration | Cut with Surface
Ctrl-drag a Variable Radius Fillet control point to create another.
Part | Fillet,Shortcut
Part | Fillet,Shortcut
Hit CTRL-TAB to switch between windows in SolidWorks.
Interface,Productivity | Shortcut
Interface,Productivity | Shortcut
Know that sheetmetal cuts are usually made normal to the model faces (i.e. in a bend).
Sheetmetal | Cut,Bend
Sheetmetal | Cut,Bend
Paste multiple properties across bodies using CTRL-C to copy the data, pasting it into the first row of the target. It will paste the first row of your cut buffer. Select the last cell, it will then add the other cells from the cut buffer.
Interface,Productivity | Property,Paste,Cut
Interface,Productivity | Property,Paste,Cut
Realize that assembly features can only be cut. They cannot add material to a part.
Assembly,Model | Cut,Feature
Assembly,Model | Cut,Feature
Realize that assembly features will not transfer down to the part level.
Assembly | Feature,Cut
Assembly | Feature,Cut
Reorder a cut list by adding a column, placing numbers in the right order into the column, then sorting on that column. Delete the column when finished.
Productivity,Drawing | BOM,Cut List,Sort
Productivity,Drawing | BOM,Cut List,Sort
Trim a body with a specific surface, via Cut with Surface.
Surface | Trim,Cut with Surface
Surface | Trim,Cut with Surface
Use A to autotransition from line to tangent arc.
Sketch | Autotransition,Shortcut
Sketch | Autotransition,Shortcut
Use ALT-drag after selecting a mate to have it infer what to mate to.
Relation,Productivity | Mate,Shortcut
Relation,Productivity | Mate,Shortcut
Use an assembly cut to create complicated section views. Use Feature Scope to limit what components are cut.
Assembly | Cut,Feature
Assembly | Cut,Feature
Use an automatic Peg-in-Hole Mate to create coincident and concentric mates at the same time.
Assembly | Mate,Coincident,Concentric,Shortcut
Assembly | Mate,Coincident,Concentric,Shortcut
Use CTRL-drag on an existing reference plane to create an Offset Plane without having to select menu.
Reference | Reference Plane,Offset Plane,Shortcut
Reference | Reference Plane,Offset Plane,Shortcut
Use CTRL-tab to shift between SolidWorks windows.
Interface | Navigate,Shortcut
Interface | Navigate,Shortcut
Use Cut Up to Next to sideways trim the outside, but not inside face of a half-donut type shape.
Part | Cut
Part | Cut
Use Cut With Surface to use planes (e.g. reference geometry) to cut up a part.
Part | Cut with Surface
Part | Cut with Surface
Use F5 to toggle Selection Filter Toolbar.
Interface | Filter,Shortcut
Interface | Filter,Shortcut
Use fm-Ctrl-drag to copy features (like a specific fillet onto a new edge).
Interface | Feature,Copy Feature,Shortcut
Interface | Feature,Copy Feature,Shortcut
Use SHIFT-ARROW to rotate through 90 degree increments.
Interface,Navigate | Navigate,Shortcut
Interface,Navigate | Navigate,Shortcut
Use Shift-C to collapse expanded feature manager items.
Interface | Feature Manager,Shortcut
Interface | Feature Manager,Shortcut
Use SHIFT-drag to move dimensions from view to view, use ctrl-drag to copy to another view.
Drawing | Dimension,View,Shortcut
Drawing | Dimension,View,Shortcut
Use Smart Mate (ALT key) with standard drag and drop.
Assembly | Smart Mate,Shortcut
Assembly | Smart Mate,Shortcut
Utilize the shortcut: rebuild = ctrl-B.
Interface | Rebuild,Shortcut
Interface | Rebuild,Shortcut
Utilize the shortcut: redraw = ctrl-R.
Interface | Redraw,Shortcut
Interface | Redraw,Shortcut
Utilize the shortcut: zoom out = z (& shift z), zoom fit: f.
Navigate | Zoom,Zoom Fit,Shortcut
Navigate | Zoom,Zoom Fit,Shortcut