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Replace model for drawing views

Replace model for drawing views - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Replace model for drawing views

- [Instructor] If you're making multiple drawings that are very similar using multiple models that are very similar, it can be really handy to utilize the replace model tool. Basically what this does is it gives you the ability to replace the model that you have in a specific drawing view that already exists but maintains and updates any file references moving forwards so that when you say the file instead of loading that previous model, it now loads the model that you've added. So let me show you how this works. I have another version of this mounting block right here where I've actually cut off the top of this. I'm going to right click on this model and go to Replace Model. Now if you don't see that, you can go down to the bottom of this arrow and hit Customize Menu and make sure that Replace Model is turned on. So I'm just going to exit that again and do it one more time. So I'm going to right click, go to Replace…

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