{"id":202,"date":"2012-06-12T16:26:19","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T15:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2013-05-09T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2013-05-09T13:07:14","slug":"solidworks-2d-symbol-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/06\/solidworks-2d-symbol-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip: SolidWorks 2D Symbol Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Does SolidWorks have a 2D symbols library? Yes, SolidWorks\u00a0provide users with\u00a0a library of symbols, but they need to be extracted from a downloadable ZIP and then setup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-205 aligncenter\" title=\"SolidWorks Blocks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is how it\u2019s done:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the Design Library<\/li>\n<li>Expand SolidWorks Content<\/li>\n<li>Expand Blocks folder<\/li>\n<li>CTRL + Left-Click on your choice of Electrical or Hydraulic blocks<\/li>\n<li>Save the ZIP file to location of your choice, e.g. C:\\Blocks<\/li>\n<li>Unzip the downloaded file<\/li>\n<li>In SolidWorks, add a new folder location in Design Library, pointing to the Blocks folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-208 aligncenter\" title=\"SolidWorks Content\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_1-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_1-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_1.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-210 aligncenter\" title=\"SolidWorks DesignLibrary\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_5-300x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_5-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/2012-06-12_SW_Blocks_5.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! You now have access to 144 electrical symbols and 93 hydraulic symbols all of which are blocks that you just drag on to your drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Have a look at the workflow in the movie below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LFtCVOxdY0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More tips next time from the SolidApps team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does SolidWorks have a 2D symbols library? Yes, SolidWorks\u00a0provide users with\u00a0a library of symbols, but they need to be extracted from a downloadable ZIP and then setup. 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