Splitting Views of a Drawing
Most users are aware that a Solidworks Part window can be split into 2 or 4 panes by using the standard Windows splitter-bars. But this capability is not available in the Drawing environment. What is the best way of performing tasks that require close-up zoom in two different areas of a drawing? For example, cutting and pasting a body of notes to a different corner.
Use the command Window - New Window.This creates a complete duplicate of the Drawing's document window, including FeatureManager. Then choose Window - Tile Horizontally (or Tile Vertically). You can now pan, zoom, and create or edit geometry in either window independently of each other, but both windows portray and update the same drawing file.
Note: In SolidWorks 2007 or later, you can hide the FeatureManager in one or both of the document windows for easier viewing.
