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Section View PropertyManager (Drawings)

The Section View PropertyManager opens when you create a Section View in a drawing, or when you select an existing Section View.

Section Line

  • Flip direction . You can also reverse the cut direction by double-clicking the section line.

  • Label . Edit the letter associated with the section line and section view.

  • Font. To choose a font for the section line label other than the document's font, clear Document font and click Font . If you change the section line label font, you can apply the new font to the section view label.

Section View

  • Partial section. Creates a section view that is limited by the length of the section line if the line does not span the entire view.

  • Display only cut faces. Shows only the faces cut by the section line.

Complete section

Partial section

Display only cut faces

  • Auto hatching. Crosshatch patterns alternate between components in assemblies, or between bodies in multibody parts and weldments. The hatch patterns alternate when sectioning an assembly.

  • Display surface bodies. Shows all surface bodies in the section view of the model.

Section Depth

Lets you create a section view up to the distance you specify.

Distance section views apply to components, not features.

To set a distance, do one of the following:

  • Set a value for Depth .

  • Select geometry, such as an edge or an axis, in the parent view for Depth Reference .

  • Drag the pink section plane in the graphics area to set the depth of the cut. All components between the section line and section plane will be shown in the section view.

Preview.

Import annotation from

Select Import annotations to all selected types of annotations to be imported from referenced part or assembly documents.

Select annotation import options:

  • Design annotations

  • DimXpert annotations

  • Include items from hidden features

Display State

For assemblies only.

The hide/show display state is supported by all display styles. Other display states (display mode , color , etc.) are supported by Shaded with Edges and Shaded modes only.

Display Style

Use parent style. Clear to select style and quality settings different from those of the parent view.

Select High quality or Draft quality to set the display quality of the model. If you select High quality, these options do not appear again.

High quality and draft quality views are available only in drawing views that were created with:

Scale

Dimension Type

Cosmetic Thread Display

The following settings override the Cosmetic thread display option in Tools, Options, Document Properties, Detailing.

High quality. Displays precise line fonts and trimming in cosmetic threads. If a cosmetic thread is only partially visible, High quality shows only the visible portion.

System performance is slower with High quality cosmetic threads. It is recommended that you clear this option until you finish placing all annotations.

Draft quality. Displays cosmetic threads with less detail. If a cosmetic thread is only partially visible, Draft quality shows the entire feature.

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