SmartDraw Mechanical Engineering Tutorial

You can also rotate an object using its Rotation Handle, found near the right edge of every symbol when selected. Simply click on this handle and drag your mouse in a circular motion to free-rotate the shape. Release when the shape is rotated to the desired angle.

Create a Legend

Easily create a legend for your Mechanical Engineering diagrams by using the Table tab. Click on the Table menu located under the Table tab. In the menu you will be able to select how many rows and columns your legend will have. Once you have made the selection, the table will be added to the Work Area.

Once you have the desired amount of columns and rows created for your legend table, you can easily move the Grid Lines (cell walls) around.

You can merge cells by highlighting the cells and clicking Join Cells on the Table tab.