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Section Display and Coloring

Section views are available in a part or assembly when the Section View PropertyManager is not open, and persist when you save and re-open the document. You can display a part or assembly with or without section caps. If you display section caps, you can turn the cap color on or off.

To control how section views display:
  1. Click Section View Tool_Section_View.gif (View toolbar) or View > Display > Section View.
  2. In the PropertyManager, select options to define your section views. See SolidWorks Help: Section View PropertyManager.
  3. Select or clear Show section cap.
  4. If you selected Show section cap, select or clear Keep cap color.
  5. Click PM_OK.gif.

    The section view remains visible for the part or assembly. The following illustrations show the possible section view displays for an assembly.

Section views hidden.

Section Cap Example No Sections

 Show section cap selected and Keep cap color cleared. (Previously this was the only available display after you close the Section View PropertyManager.)

Section Cap Example Show Selected Keep Cleared
Show section cap and Keep cap color cleared.

Section Cap Example Show Keep Cleared

 Show section cap and Keep cap color selected.

Section Cap Example Show Keep Selected
Parent topic: Display


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