Drawings consist of one or more views generated from a part or assembly. The part or assembly associated with the drawing must be saved before you can create the drawing. You can create a drawing from within a part or assembly document.
Drawing files have the .slddrw extension. A new drawing takes the name of the first model inserted. The name appears in the title bar. When you save the drawing, the name of the model appears in the Save As dialog box as the default file name, with the default extension .slddrw. You can edit the name before saving the drawing.
To create a drawing from within a part or assembly document:
Click Make Drawing from Part/Assembly
on the Standard toolbar.
Select a Sheet Format/Size, then click OK.
If you click Cancel,
no sheet format is used.
Drag views from the View Palette into the drawing sheet, and set options in the PropertyManager.
To create a new drawing:
Click New
on the Standard toolbar, or click File, New.
In the New SolidWorks
Document dialog box, select Drawing
, then click OK.
Select a Sheet Format/Size, then click OK.
If you click Cancel,
no sheet format is used.
In the Model View PropertyManager, select a model from Open documents or browse to a part or assembly file.
Specify options in the PropertyManager, then place the view in the graphics area.