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New Section Tool User Interface

Use the improved section view sketch mode in conjunction with the new section tool user interface to create both section views and aligned section views.

The new interface allows you to create section views, aligned section views, and half section views on a drawing. The single interface supports both ASME and ISO-based standards.

While in Edit Sketch mode for section views created in SolidWorks 2013, lines that are marked For Construction in a PropertyManager are considered jogs, and are ignored in the placed section view. This makes it easier to create section views in compliance with ASME, ISO, and other standards.

Section views created in SolidWorks 2012 and earlier versions maintain their previous look. If you need to create these ignored construction lines from section views created in previous versions of SolidWorks, you must recreate them in SolidWorks 2013. This ensures that drawings are not automatically changed without user intent.
  1. Inserting a Section or Half Section View
  2. Inserting a Vertical Section View
  3. Inserting an Auxiliary Section View
  4. Inserting a Section View with an Arc Offset
  5. Inserting a Section View with a Single Offset
  6. Inserting a Section View with a Notched Offset
  7. Inserting a Half Section View
  8. Inserting an Aligned Section View


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