Creating Non-Circular Detail Views

Problem

In a drawing, the default selection for a Detail View is a Circular profile. This article goes over how to create a Detail View that is not Circular.

Detail View Circular

Solution

  1. Open SOLIDWORKS and open the Drawing with the view to create a Detail View
  2. Sketch the desired profile using the Sketch Tools tab in the Drawing file, not in the Part or Assembly file

    Sketch on Drawing.png
  3. After creating the sketch, select it by clicking on one line of it, which selects the whole sketch
  4. Add a new Detail View and place it
  5. There is now a Detail View created using that sketch

    Resulting Detail View

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