Line and centerline tools in Solidworks - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Line and centerline tools

Goal

Understand how to use line and centerline tools in SolidWorks sketches to create precise and symmetrical designs.

Sample Data: Sketch Entities

Entity ID	Type	Length (mm)	Position X (mm)	Position Y (mm)	Is Centerline
1	Line	50	10	20	No
2	Centerline	60	30	40	Yes
3	Line	40	50	60	No
4	Centerline	70	70	80	Yes
5	Line	30	90	100	No

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Lines Count
  Formula: Count of all entities where Type = 'Line' = 3
• KPI Card: Total Centerlines Count
  Formula: Count of all entities where Is Centerline = 'Yes' = 2
• Bar Chart: Length of Lines vs Centerlines
  Data: Sum of Length grouped by Type
  Lines total length = 50 + 40 + 30 = 120 mm
  Centerlines total length = 60 + 70 = 130 mm
• Table: Detailed Sketch Entities
  Shows all columns from sample data for review

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Total Lines Count    | Total Centerlines    |
|        [ 3 ]         |       Count: [ 2 ]   |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Bar Chart: Length by Type                      |
|                      (Lines vs Centerlines)                       |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                         Detailed Sketch Entities Table            |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Adding a filter for Type (Line or Centerline) updates the bar chart and the detailed table to show only the selected type. The KPI cards update their counts accordingly.

For example, selecting Centerline filters the data to only centerlines, so the Total Lines Count KPI shows 0, Total Centerlines Count shows 2, the bar chart shows only centerline length, and the table lists only centerline entities.

Self Check

Add a filter for Is Centerline = Yes. Which components update?

• The Total Centerlines Count KPI remains 2.
• The Total Lines Count KPI updates to 0.
• The Bar Chart shows only centerline total length (130 mm).
• The Detailed Sketch Entities Table shows only rows where Is Centerline = Yes (Entity IDs 2 and 4).

Key Result

Dashboard showing counts and lengths of lines and centerlines in SolidWorks sketches with interactive filtering.