we esti-mate the pose of the ground view camera using only two 3D to 2D. The resulting view orientation is affected by the setting of First angle or Third angle projection as defined in the drawing sheet properties. The Front View dimensions (bottom left) show the same dimension values as the True Dimensions displayed. SolidWorks creates drawings from models, so the process is ef cient. What is a projected view in SolidWorks Projected views are created by folding off an existing view in one of eight possible projections. Notice that in the screenshot below, the edge is measured within the part to be 17.28mm in length however, in the drawing of the part, the Isometric View dimensions (top right) display different values of 10.23mm and 17.14mm, even though the model is symmetric and, in the part, both edges are equal in length. Projected dimensions are 2D dimensions, as in if you were to measure the length of an edge as it appears on a drawing.
To demonstrate the difference, I’ve created a drawing of an awkward plate, which was modeled up at a 20° angle. Can an orphaned projected view somehow be changed/updated to include the orientation option It seems logical to me that a projected view with no parent is no longer a projected view. In the screenshot below, the edge is measured within the part to be 17.28mm in length in the drawing of the part, both the Isometric View dimensions (top right) and the Front View dimensions (bottom left) all show the same value, because all of the Drawing Views are set to display True Dimensions (the actual model dimension). Occasionally I get questions about the difference between SOLIDWORKS Projected vs True Dimensions. When you click a model view there is an Orientation sub-section in the left-hand menu. If you create a model and measure the length of an edge within the part or assembly and find an edge to be a certain length, the True Dimension will display that exact length as it is in the model. Typically, True Dimensions are accurate model dimensions. The two different Dimension Types, Projected and True, can be found in the Drawing View PropertyManager when inserting or editing a Drawing View under the Dimension Type section. So, what exactly are the difference in these two Dimension Types? However, what if there is a projected view of that component that must also have a break Do the breaks in each view automatically track with each other (match up) Yup, but as with many abilities in SOLIDWORKS, there’s a setting. When creating drawings in SOLIDWORKS, you may have noticed two types of Dimension Types available when inserting Drawing Views: Projected and True Dimensions. SOLIDWORKS has a function to break views in the Break tool in the Drawing toolbar.