The CATI Design Innovation Summit is an interactive learning experience focused on helping you design and make better products. To see what else is new in SOLIDWORKS 2014, please click here. I look forward to hearing the response of the industry to see if this new stick font provides the SolidWorks user with a viable solution to the issue. Use the OLFSimpleSansOC Regular font for all stick fonts. Stick fonts are also called single line, stroke, or open loop fonts. In the Choose Font dialog box, under Font, select the OLF SimpleSansOC font. When you are entering text in a sketch, simply click Font. All you have to do is add your text using the new font choice. Finally, you will not need a work around. SolidWorks has licensed a Simple Sans stick font that will be included in SOLIDWORKS 2014. SolidWorks continues to listen to its customers by adding new features based on their requests. Although SOLIDWORKS supports all true type fonts, the work around was more or less a do at your own risk type of solution. Some fonts are free, but others you have to purchase. I have come across camworks.ttf and DPS Schrift Single.ttf. SolidWorks users have to search the internet for single line fonts and manually add them to their computer. Up to this point, there has only been a do it yourself workaround. This is great for cut-extrudes, but it is not great for an engraving or CNC path. Most true type fonts show up as two lines outlining each letter. I just had another support call this week with the same question again. It’s either too obvious or not obvious enough.A complaint that we have received over the years is that SolidWorks users need a font that is a single line versus the outline of the text. If anybody knows a workaround for this let me know. Hit undo immediately if you have suppressed a Layout Sketch and plan to work on it again. Only problem is, there’s no way to Unsuppress it. When you click on a Layout Sketch, one of the context options is to suppress it. How to Unsuppress a Layout Sketch if you Suppress it Simply, go the the top line in the FeatureManager (the assembly with the Layout Sketch Icon next to it), right-click and select Show Layout near the bottom. If you do hide a Layout Sketch, don’t worry. Layout Sketches do not appear as regular features in the FeatureManager, so if you hide it, you may get lost for a bit. How to Show a Layout Sketch if you Hide it Sketch Patterns are still not accessible unfortunately. Oval, Offset and Sketch Patterns are all disabled within the Layout, but when you turn a sketch into a block, you’re then able to use the Oval and Offset Tool. The reason you need to use these is because some sketch tools are not accessible in a Layout Sketch. Blocks are just groups of sketches, but they can break up assemblies that are more complicated and can be re-used in other Layout Sketches. Double-clicking in open space will put you into 3D sketch mode, activate all sketch entities and allow you to locate sketch geometry more freely. Just like in a 3D sketch, you can transfer quickly from one plane to the next by double-clicking the plane you want to work on. Moving around in a Layout Sketch – Double-Clickīy far the fastest way to move around in a Layout Sketch is by double-clicking. Right-clicking on the Layout Sketch and selecting Layout is another way to do it. Hit your assigned keyboard button (‘ S‘ by default) and toggle the Layout Sketch on and off. The fastest way to get in and out is to add the Layout command to your Shortcut Bar. Getting In and Out of a Layout Sketch – Shortcut Bar This makes it easy to select a plane to sketch on without going to the FeatureManager all the time. Not only can I get started quickly within that template, I can add it to other assemblies and start doing layouts in them as well. Something like this Layout Sketch Template (2008. Starting a Layout Sketch – Start with a template But what’s next? Here’s the simple approach I use time and again for really amazing results with assemblies. After you start a Layout Sketch it’s just like working in a 3D sketch. Just start a new assembly and select the Create layout button in the sidebar or select Insert, Layout from the menu. You do this by relating the sketches in your parts back to the sketches in the assembly. A Sketch layout is just a 3D sketch, in an assembly, you can use to control parts and other assemblies. Just real quick, so as not to bore you out of your lunch break. Layout Sketches 101 After you start a Sketch Layout it’s just like working in a 3D sketch. So, trust me, it a good foundation, just watch for those weird lookin’ termites (co-workers) that could inadvertently destroy it. Not the best analogy since this functionality can actually provide a better structure for the shack that is your assembly you spend countless days creating. The Sketch Layouts Icon has always reminded me of a old shack falling over.
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