Aligned section

Menu access : View | Aligned section

Description :

Creates an aligned section view from an existing view.

General philosophy :

1. Select the reference view.

2. Select the section line to use or click on  CONTOUR  to create it.

3. Then choose between.

•  OK  Confirm the section line.

•  INVERT  Invert the direction of the section line arrows.

•  EXTREMITIES  Allows you to extend or to shorten section line extremities.

4. Select the segment of the section line that define the projection direction.

5. Confirm with  OK .

6. Position the view.

Available option(s):

The button  CUTTING CURVE DEFINE IN THE 3D MODEL  allows you to select a cutting curve first created in the 3D model with the Option | Cross section polygon function. This allows you to get a section without any reference view.

You can change the letter used in the cross section line and its text height by using the following options:

 Cross section line name=             and   Text height=          .

You can choose to align the section view relatively to its reference view by using the option :

 Alignment= YES  or  NO

When the section view is not aligned you can set it upright with :

 Set the section view upright= YES  or  NO

Example(s) :

Specific point(s) :

If the document contains only one view, the selection of the reference view is not required.

To use the axis of a circle (or an arc) as section line, simply click on the circle for its axis to appear. You can now select it.

The reference segment must be parallel with one of the extremities segments of the cutting line (So, it's better to select directly one of the extremities).

Available modification(s):

With the icon , you can:

• modify the title and its position around the section view by selecting the title,

• modify the other parameters by selecting the view.

• modify the direction and the extremity of the section line.

• modify the segment of the section line that define the projection direction by selection the section line and using the button  MODIFY HOOKING SEGMENT.

Use the View | Modify alignment to locate the view wherever you want in your drawing.