Section

Menu access : View | Section

Description :

Creates a 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. Confirm with  OK .

5. 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.

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.

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