Section Scope

In a drawing, you can specify which components and rib features are to be left uncut in a section view or broken-out section view of an assembly with the Section View dialog box. The Section Scope tab also appears in the Drawing View Properties dialog box for a section view or broken-out section view.

To access the Section Scope dialog box after the section view is created:

1. Right-click the section view and click Properties.

2. In the dialog box, select the Section Scope tab.

Excluded components/rib features

• Click the components and rib features to leave uncut in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree.

• To remove a component from the list, click the component again, or select it in the list and press Delete.

Don't cut all instances

Specify what to do if the selected component or rib feature is used more than once in the assembly (for example, if it is a member of a pattern, or if it is used as a component of more than one sub-assembly):

• Select. If you want to exclude all the instances of the selected component in the assembly, select the Don’t cut all instances check box. In the resulting view, all instances of the selected component are left uncut.
  
  

• Clear. If you want to exclude only the selected instance, clear the Don't cut all instances check box. In the resulting view, only the selected instance is uncut; all others are cut.

Auto hatching

• Click Auto hatching to alternate the angle of cross hatching on adjacent cut faces. The hatch patterns alternate when sectioning an assembly.

• A detail view created from an assembly section view or broken-out section view inherits the crosshatch patterns of its parent view.

Exclude fasteners

Excludes fasteners from being sectioned. Fasteners include any item inserted from SolidWorks Toolbox (nuts, bolts, washers, and so on) except for structural members. You can also designate any component as a fastener so it will not be sectioned. To preview the fasteners, select Show excluded fasteners.

To designate any component as a fastener, open the component and click File, Properties. In the dialog box on the Custom tab, select IsFastener in Property Name, and type 1 for Value / Text Expression.

Flip direction

Toggles the direction of the section view.

Related Topics

Modifying Section Views

Modifying Section Line Properties