Reset the SolidWorks Planes to Z axis up — and call that the Top.
From those of us that are accustomed to working in ‘Machine Space’, the Z-Axis is always UP. So why on earth does SolidWorks insist that Y is up?
Rather that ask and then answer the question, I’d would rather show you how to change it. What we will do in the steps below is reset the default views and rename the default planes for both parts and assemblies and save the changes into the Part and Assembly templates.
Open Solidworks and create a new PART
The default view is most likely trimetric view and look like this.
We will be using the Triad to change and verify the views we want in several steps.
First, change to the Front View. Use Ctrl-1 or the Heads-up menu or Spacebar
The Triad should look like this.
Now use the Spacebar to get access … Read the rest
