YES!! You're the man! I've been struggling with the same issue for years. Your video led me in the right direction, however, in SolidWorks 2024 SP2, "create plane parallel to screen" is done differently. To do this you create a plane as usual (using Reference Geometry button or Insert -> Reference Geometry -> Plane), and in the property manager, select the origin as your first reference. You will then be presented with the option to create a plane parallel to screen. This is a game changer, and I would not have figured it out without your video! Thanks a ton!
Hello, started studying solidworks 3 months ago but wanted to QUIT and go back to fusion or autocad due to the repetitive unsolvable disorientation of planes at the start of sketches/parts, after this video I will switch to solidworks completely, thanks a lot for this video !
I have to try this out but it appears like this is the best solution to work around the non-industry conforming coordinate system in Solidworks. If you import it into CAM software like Fusion 360 does it orient like a toolmaker would expect too? Thanks.
yes this was the biggest reason I was wanting this feature so i could align my models the same way the coordinate system was in fusion for CAM and the same as the CNC i am on. now they are all the same so don't have to move anything anymore and can import parts later on in the same position
This method is great Ive set mine up and labeled them as xy, xz & and xy planes so now I know exactly where I am drawing. the only prob I have is that when I open an old model the old planes are not visible , and there doesn't seem to be a good way of making old models open in the new template, But at least from now on it will be good.
I love this! I have been struggling with this for the past 3hrs. I do vehicle design and really want the front to show the front of the vehicle and the top to show the top, etc.... and the top needs to be the XY plane with Z up. So this works out well. I cannot figure out how to permanently hide the default planes however. I've done the whole hide the default planes in the feature tree thing, but they still pop up in the model space when initially making a sketch, its just now they are labeled 1,2,3 instead of front, top, right. Any thoughts?
I'm not sure what you mean by they pop up in the model space when making a sketch. Are they showing up in the feature tree or in like the quick pop up quick settings or what? i have never seen the defaults pop up after i hid them from the tree personally. Did you save the part as a new part file template, so that it applies these setting each time you make a new part?
@@jg3d423 I saved it as a template. They pop up in the main part display screen, where your actually drawing, not the tree. They pop up as actual planes to pick the start of your initial feature sketch. It only happens on the very initial sketch for that part, any sketches beyond that you never see them again. I'm guessing there is some setting to turn that off, but I haven't found it yet.
Oh wow this looks good, as a machinist /toolmaker thats just what you need. cant fathom Solidworks ,why the cant they conform to standard maths/ geometry/ physics. and also why on earth would you switch your model orientation its stupid ! . many thanks for this workaround.
Yah I dont understand why they are so partisan to y up. And with this method. You can make the orientation whatever you want, not just the one I went with.
I have heard that the kernel they licensed way back in the day still remains and it cannot be changed unless they decide to build their own from the ground up.
Z is up, X is left to right, Y is back and forth! That's how every single blue print is. It's been this way for ever. Engineers are not as smart as they think they are.
YES!! You're the man! I've been struggling with the same issue for years. Your video led me in the right direction, however, in SolidWorks 2024 SP2, "create plane parallel to screen" is done differently. To do this you create a plane as usual (using Reference Geometry button or Insert -> Reference Geometry -> Plane), and in the property manager, select the origin as your first reference. You will then be presented with the option to create a plane parallel to screen. This is a game changer, and I would not have figured it out without your video! Thanks a ton!
This helped me a lot, thank you!
I can not tell you how happy this makes me. This has always drove me crazy. You sir are a god amongst men.
BRO!!!!!! For years this has frustrated the ever living crap outa me, thank you so much for sharing.
man, i have been fighting this very thing for 6 years. thank you!
Hello, started studying solidworks 3 months ago but wanted to QUIT and go back to fusion or autocad due to the repetitive unsolvable disorientation of planes at the start of sketches/parts, after this video I will switch to solidworks completely, thanks a lot for this video !
Thank you so much for this! Helped a ton!
youre great! it was since 1476 that i was looking for this
Thanks for this video, frustrates me too as sometimes get parts cut out on laser cnc and Z is wrong way.
I have to try this out but it appears like this is the best solution to work around the non-industry conforming coordinate system in Solidworks. If you import it into CAM software like Fusion 360 does it orient like a toolmaker would expect too? Thanks.
yes this was the biggest reason I was wanting this feature so i could align my models the same way the coordinate system was in fusion for CAM and the same as the CNC i am on. now they are all the same so don't have to move anything anymore and can import parts later on in the same position
This method is great Ive set mine up and labeled them as xy, xz & and xy planes so now I know exactly where I am drawing. the only prob I have is that when I open an old model the old planes are not visible , and there doesn't seem to be a good way of making old models open in the new template, But at least from now on it will be good.
WOOW thanks
it is so stupid that solidworks doesn't make Z upwards on screen by default.
Pretty cool but somehow you can put Y or Z... but not X as up 😅 Thanks for your help 😊
that's is very helpfull thank for create this video..
I love this! I have been struggling with this for the past 3hrs. I do vehicle design and really want the front to show the front of the vehicle and the top to show the top, etc.... and the top needs to be the XY plane with Z up. So this works out well. I cannot figure out how to permanently hide the default planes however. I've done the whole hide the default planes in the feature tree thing, but they still pop up in the model space when initially making a sketch, its just now they are labeled 1,2,3 instead of front, top, right. Any thoughts?
I'm not sure what you mean by they pop up in the model space when making a sketch. Are they showing up in the feature tree or in like the quick pop up quick settings or what? i have never seen the defaults pop up after i hid them from the tree personally. Did you save the part as a new part file template, so that it applies these setting each time you make a new part?
@@jg3d423 I saved it as a template. They pop up in the main part display screen, where your actually drawing, not the tree. They pop up as actual planes to pick the start of your initial feature sketch. It only happens on the very initial sketch for that part, any sketches beyond that you never see them again. I'm guessing there is some setting to turn that off, but I haven't found it yet.
This does not seem to work. If I pick a face of a part to sketch on it still rotates 90 degrees.....................
Oh wow this looks good, as a machinist /toolmaker thats just what you need. cant fathom Solidworks ,why the cant they conform to standard maths/ geometry/ physics. and also why on earth would you switch your model orientation its stupid ! . many thanks for this workaround.
Yah I dont understand why they are so partisan to y up. And with this method. You can make the orientation whatever you want, not just the one I went with.
I have heard that the kernel they licensed way back in the day still remains and it cannot be changed unless they decide to build their own from the ground up.
Fusion 360 has Y up also
SolidWorks live on another planet!!
Evryone arou d the world know that Z Axis is the 3rd one and going up. They should do that 20years ago.
Z is up, X is left to right, Y is back and forth! That's how every single blue print is. It's been this way for ever. Engineers are not as smart as they think they are.