If you add sketch
entities to a drawing view, the border automatically resizes to include
these items.You can create drawing geometry using 2D sketched geometry only, without reference to existing models or assemblies. This sketched geometry can be controlled by relations (collinear, parallel, tangent, and so on), as well as parametric dimensions.
To display a grid, right-click the active drawing sheet and select Display Grid.
Sketch tools and sketch relations work the same way in a drawing document as they do in a part or assembly document. The only difference is that instead of sketching on model planes or faces, you sketch on the drawing sheet or in an active view.
When you drag a sketch point in a drawing, it snaps or infers to other sketches, drawing views, blocks, and items in the sheet format.
If you add sketch
entities to a drawing view, the border automatically resizes to include
these items.
For information about using sketch tools and sketch relations, see Sketching in SolidWorks and Geometric Relations.
You can create an empty drawing view to contain your sketch geometry. When this view is activated, all sketch geometry added belongs to this view. The sketch geometry can then be scaled, moved, and deleted as a group while still retaining the editability of the individual sketch entities.
To create an empty drawing view:
Click Empty View
on the Drawing toolbar, or click Insert, Drawing View,
Empty.
Click to place the view in the graphics area.
You can import DXF/DWG files into a SolidWorks drawing. Then you can insert that geometry into a sketch to create model features in a part. For more information, see DXF/DWG Files(*.dxf,*.dwg).
The SolidWorks software includes an add-in application that allows you to create sketch entities by entering commands in text form. For more information, see SolidWorks 2D Emulator.