Sample Interactive Drawing in Solidworks
Creating an interactive, color coded .pdf of a mechanical part in Solidworks to clarify surfaces to perform outside processing (e.g. anodize, chemfilm) on.
This drawing is a sample process drawing to demonstrate the effectiveness of interactive PDF’s with regards to outside processing. Interactive drawings provide increased clarity and instruction to outside vendors that allow for much less mistakes with masking and handling parts. They are very simple to make, and once I began making these for outside processing, vendors began requesting them specifically whenever a customer blueprint was difficult to interpret. Instructions on how to use the interactive PDF, as well as sample instructions for processes, are within the sample PDF file below.
Note: Most web browsers will block the interactive component of the PDF, you will need to download it to view it properly. Only tested in Adobe Acrobat as this is the best reader for viewing 3D models in a PDF.