Drawing views are on an angle, how to change?

Question

I have made a cad model of a table, which will be made from 12mm sheets of MDF, naturally some of the panels are not at 90=B0 to each other in the model.

When those ones are placed into a drawing, they come in with the angle they are in the assembly at rather then being shown as they would be flat against the page. I am trying to get all the items onto one drawing so I can make a cutting plan for how the panels are cut from a sheet.

How do I change the drawing view so the top and side views are from the correct angles, that is oblique to the surface of each part, rather then the axis that the assembly has.

All the parts were made in assembly, and when opened individually the XYZ axis are showing as having the same angles as the parts get when put into the drawing. So I am guessing that resetting the part to the axis in each part file would do the trick.

I am using solidworks 2007 if that matters.

Thanks.

clay · Accepted Answer

Click on the face you want up, space bar, *Normal To... Space bar, click on New View and name it. Refer to that view when placing in drawing. If you need something other than *Normal to..., add a plane in the view you need, click on it, space bar, *Normal to... etc.

richms · Answer

Thanks, that sorts out the view of square onto the large side of the panel, but when I normal to the top edge of the panel so I can dimension the angles the sides are cut at, it normals to it with the board on an angle, I cant seem to create a view with the profile of the board horizontal across the screen or the page. This isnt a biggie but it would make the resulting drawing look nicer if all the boards were horizontal. I cant seem to rotate the drawing either.

Thanks

Richard.

richms · Answer

Actually, after restarting solidworks allign seems to be working toits all taken care of.Thanks

morten.gronberg · Answer

HiFirst of all, when starting design of parts direct in assy. you don'tknow how they are placed regarding XYZ, so what we are doing is alwaysto start the design in the part and then insert them in the assy andend the design there.BUT anyway, instead of creating a new view in the part, you candirectly rotate the view in the drawing by an angle (if it isknown!?).Pick the view > right click > Zoom/Pan/Rotate > Rotate view and enterthe rotation angle.BRMorten

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