Drawings

About drawings

A drawing shows a part or an assembly in 2D views on a sheet. Meridian saves a drawing as a .mdraw file.

Make a drawing

  1. Open the part or the assembly.
  2. Select Tools > Data > New Drawing.
  3. On the Drawing tab, click Sheet Size to set the sheet size and the projection angle.
  4. Click Base View to add a view of the model from a standard direction.
  5. Add more views, dimensions and notes.
  6. Save the drawing.

The start page does not have a New Drawing command. Use Tools > Data > New Drawing.

Views

Command What it does
Base View Adds a view of the model from a standard direction.
Projected View Adds a view that is projected from the selected view.
Section View Adds a view that cuts the selected view with a plane.
Detail View Adds a view that shows a part of the selected view at a larger scale.
Hidden Lines Shows or hides the hidden lines of the selected view.

Annotations

Command What it does
Center Marks Adds center marks and center lines to the selected view.
Dimension Adds a dimension to the edges, points or circles that you select in a view.
Auto Dimensions Adds the overall sizes, the hole sizes and the bolt circles to the selected view.
Angular Dimension Adds the angle between two straight edges that you select in a view.
Ordinate Dimension Adds X and Y dimensions from an origin that you select in a view.
Note Adds a note to the sheet.
Parts List Adds the parts list and the item balloons of the assembly.
Hole Table Adds a table of the positions and the sizes of the holes in a view.

Output

Command What it does
Export PDF Saves the sheet as a PDF file.
Export DXF Saves the sheet as a DXF file.
Print Opens the sheet as a PDF file so that you can print it.