ViewSection creates cross-section views of drawing views generated with the ViewBase command in a paper space layout.
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This command operates only in paper space. |
Access the Command
Generate Full Section View
Generate Half Section View
Generate Offset Section View
Generate Aligned Section View
command bar: viewsection
transparent: 'viewsection
menu bar: Model | Direct Modeling | Drawing Views | Section Types
toolbar:
- Drawing Views | Section types
- Section types
ribbon (Mechanical workspace):
- Home | Drawing Views
- Annotate | Drawing Views
: ViewSection
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select drawing view: (Click inside a drawing view)
Specify start point of section line or select type [Full/Half/Offset/Aligned] <Full>: (Pick a point or enter an option)
Specify next point of section line [Done] <Done>: (Pick another point)
As you move the cursor, the program draws the section view dynamically, parallel to the section line.
Select position for section view: (Pick a point to place the section view)
Select option [Scale/Hidden lines/Tangent lines/anChor/Geometry/Annotation/Depth/Projection/Rotate view] <eXit>: (Select an option or hit Enter to finish the command)
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select drawing view |
Selects the drawing view to generate the section from - click inside a drawing view. |
Specify start point of section line |
Specifies one end of a section line - pick a point in the layout. |
Specify next point of section line |
Specifies the second point of the section line. Prompts you: Specify next point of section line [Done] <Done> - (Enter an option.)
The command repeats so that you can draw sections lines with jogs. |
Select type |
Control the shape of the section plane. Prompts you: Select type [Full/Half/Offset/Aligned] <Full> - (Enter an option:)
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Select position for section view |
Specifies the location of the section view:
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Scale |
Sets the scale of the section view. Prompts you: Adjust view scale [Standard scales/Custom/from Parent] - (Enter an option:)
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Hidden lines |
Allows you to control the visibility of hidden lines. Prompts you: Show hidden lines [Yes/No/from Parent] - (Enter an option:)
When the BM_Ortho_Hidden and BM_Isometric_Hidden layers are off or frozen, hidden lines do not display. |
Tangent lines |
Controls the display of tangent edges, which appear in the transition from a flat face and a curved face. Prompts you: Show tangent lines [Yes/No] - (Enter an option:)
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anChor |
Determines how the viewport changes relative to the section. Prompts you: Anchor view on paper space? [Yes/No] - (Enter an option:)
The AUTOVPFITTING variable controls whether the size of the viewport is adjusted automatically to fit the current extents of the 3D geometry. By default AUTOVPFITTING = ON. |
Geometry |
Selects the visual style for the section view. Prompts you: Choose geometry type [2D/3D] - (Enter an option:)
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Annotation |
Determines the annotations to use. Prompts you: Select annotation [Identifier/Label] - (Enter an option:)
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Depth |
Specifies the view depth of a section view. Prompts you: Choose depth mode [Full/Custom] - (Enter an option:)
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Projection |
Determines how the section is projected. Prompts you: Select projection method [Normal/Orthogonal] - (Enter an option:)
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Rotate view |
Allows you to rotate the drawing view viewport but does not rotate the frame. Prompts you: Select first point of segment: (Pick a point or enter x,y coordinates)
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NOTES |
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Edit Grips
You can edit section lines with grips.
Select either the section line, one of the identifiers or an arrow.
5 Grips display:
1. Controls the position of the first identifier.
2. Defines the start point of the section line.
3. Allows you to move the section line.
4. Defines the endpoint of the section line.
5. Controls the position of the second identifier.
Related Commands
Flatshot - creates a hidden line representation of 3D solids in the model space.
Solprof - creates a hidden line representation of 3D solids in a layout viewport.
MvSetup - Creates multiple paper space viewports: aligns, rotates, and scales paper space viewports. In the model space, the command creates a rectangle, representing a paper sheet with respect to a specified scale.
ViewBase - generates associative orthographic and standard isometric views of a 3D solid model in a paper space layout.
ViewExport - exports the content of drawing views and sections, obtained by VIEWBASE and VIEWSECTION, to the Model Space of the drawing.
ViewDetail - creates a detail view of a portion of a standard, generated drawing, at a larger scale.
ViewDetailStyle - allows you to specify the visual format of detail views and detail symbols.
ViewEdit - allows you to change the scale and the hidden line visibility of drawing views.
ViewExport - exports the content of drawing views obtained by VIEWBASE and VIEWSECTION to the model space of the drawing or to a new drawing.
ViewProj - generates additional projected views from a drawing view.
ViewSectionStyle - allows you to specify the visual format of section views and section lines.
ViewUpdate - updates a selection of drawing views or sections when VIEWUPDATEAUTO = 0.