If you use small units of measure
such as angstroms, nanometers, microns, mils, or microinches, you might
want to create specific templates as the basis for documents that use
the units. Templates are documents (part, drawing, and assembly documents) that include user-defined parameters and are the basis for new documents.
You can maintain many different document templates. For example, you can create:
A document template using millimeters and another template using inches
A document template using ANSI and another template using ISO dimensioning standard
A template for detached drawings
You can organize your document templates by placing them on different tabs in the New SolidWorks Document dialog box.
If you use small units of measure
such as angstroms, nanometers, microns, mils, or microinches, you might
want to create specific templates as the basis for documents that use
the units.
Templates can include settings for such Document Properties as:
grid spacing
extension line and break line gap
dimension offset distance and break dimension gap
note bent leader length
balloon bent leader length
arrow size and section view arrow size
text scale and text display size
material density
To create a template:
Click New
(Standard toolbar) or File,
New.
In the dialog box, double-click the appropriate icon for the type of template that you want to create: Part, Assembly, or Drawing.
Click Options
(Standard toolbar) or Tools,
Options.
On the Document Properties tab, select options to customize your new document template, then click OK.
Only options on the Document
Properties tab are saved in a document template.
Click File, Save As.
Select a template type for Save as type:
Part Templates (*.prtdot)
Assembly Templates (*.asmdot)
Drawing Templates (*.drwdot)
Type a name for File name. The extension is added automatically.
Browse to a folder, then click Save.