Once a part or assembly is designed in CAD, an engineering drawing has to be created to convey to the machinist or fabricator exactly how the design is to be manufactured. The following are some rules, best practices, and Midnight Sun standards for mechanical engineering drawings.

Technical Drawings 101

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Mechanical Design and Technical Drawing Checklist

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Standards/Solidworks Settings

Change all dimension standards to ANSI under Options>Document Properties>Dimensions>Angle, Angular running, Arc Length etc. The ANSI standard is cleaner and widely used in industry in North America.

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Midnight Sun Title Block Templates (B and D Size)

Additional Resources

Understanding GD&T

Limits and Fits: The ISO System