To upgrade legacy cosmetic threads in a part, assembly, or drawing the option must first be enabled. Make sure to check the box that says Current Model View under the Orientation area. Double right-click on the Model (In my example, it is Test 1). The Model View Dialog Box will appear on the left.

I hope you found this helpful! Thanks for reading. If you want to use the improved cosmetic thread features with parts, assemblies, and drawings created with SOLIDWORKS 2018 or an earlier release, you must upgrade them. Go to Insert > Drawing View then Model and select. When I close the Color Display Mode icon, the line color will revert back to the default color set in Tools > Options > Color > Dimensions, Not imported (Driven) option. The color remains red unless I select the Color Display Mode button on the Line Format toolbar. Here I took dimension 38.100 and changed it from default grey to red. To manually change the color of a dimension, use the Line Color icon. Here is my model with the default grey color for dimensions. The first reason a dimension might appear 1 color on one machines and a different color on another is because of the Color Display Mode being turned off in the Line Format toolbar.

This was something I had to look up myself. One of our customers called wondering why the same drawing would open on different machines with a color change for dimensions. Happy New Year everyone! The first blog of 2017 and I’m starting with a customer support call regarding dimension colors on drawing.

Solidworks drawing