This option will convert all the SolidWorks files in a specified directory (use Browse to Folder to specify. Set the dropdown to Drawings Templates (*.drwdot) and save the template over the top of the one that’s open. Select your chosen drawing format from the list. Once this has been set, go to File>Save as. Migrate to, and select the component you want to use, and click 'OPEN'. Select the file name, and click on the 'References' button. Select 'File Open' from the pull down menu. Once this page is open, select Browse and find the location where your sheet formats are stored. Copy the master drawing to a new drawing file. To do this Right Click in the blank area of the sheet and select Properties (you may have to expand the right click menu using the chevrons at the bottom). You will now have to tell the template where your sheet format is located in order to avoid this error on the right (This would appear when you create a new page). You should now see your templates on one of the tabs that appear at the top of this menu (select Advanced if your menu looks different). \\SERVER\location of templates\ rather than S:\location of templates\ – This isn’t crucial though. Note: these locations work best if defined using a UNC path rather than a Mapped Drive, i.e. Once this has been set, find Sheet Formats from the dropdown, and find the location where these are stored. The dropdown on this page will already be set to Document Templates, so click the Add button and find the location where the templates are stored.
Once opened navigate to System Options>File Locations.
To allow SOLIDWORKS to find these files open the program and go to Tools>Options. Place both Sheet Formats ( slddrt) and Template ( drwdot) files in a folder location and open SOLIDWORKS. It is advisable to choose a location which all machines can access, so a central server location. The first thing to do is choose a location where you want these to be stored. Once Templates have been created, SOLIDWORKS has to be set up so they work correctly.