2008 Drawing Backrounds...

In Solidworks 2008, the drawing back rounds have been changed.  Users are now shown what appears to be a crinkly paper back round.  Now while the back round doesn't bother me one bit, some may find the change a bit beyond their liking.  So in the spirit of trying to keep as many people happy as possible here is a way to change it.

Here is a shot of the new look.  You can see the back round has the paper look

Now if you want to change it, here is what you do:

If all you want to do is get rid of the paper look, its just a setting in the options.  Go to Tools > Options > Color and check the box shown in the picture.  That will get rid of the crinkly back round I'm sure lots of people are going to be bent out of shape about.

Now if you are the type of person that likes to customize everything, you can change that crinkly look, and replace it with something of your own.  Navigate to your solidworks install directory, then look for this sub-directory:

\Solidworks\data\Images\drawings\sheetbackground1.bmp

You will want to replace the sheetbackround1.bmp with your own bitmap file.

So there you have it, a quick and easy way to feel more like your in 2007 inside 2008.  Thanks to the guys over at Solid Mentor for giving me the file location.  For the record, I like the new back round.  Change can be fun too!

Comments

[metal stamping]

I like 3D software, seem it has much more useful features than the 2D.
I am not good in any 3D software, but I think it is not too late to learn now.

[Ben]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the compliments. Mike I added this article to the wiki at SolidMentor. Hope that is ok, if not let me know

Ben

I made sure to give you credit

[Rod Uding]

Since joining Soldimentor I have enjoyed the experience and learned some new tricks and was reminded of others I had forgotten. Overall, I give Ben's site a rating of 11 on a scale of 1 to 10. I wholeheartedly encourage all Solidworks users to at least visit the site and give it a look see.

[Richard]

I like it too Mike.