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Document Properties - Section View Labels

You can specify document-level drafting settings for section view labels.

To open this page:

With a drawing open, click Options (Standard toolbar), select the Document Properties tab, then select View Labels > Section.

Overall drafting standard

Overall drafting standard

Inherited from the selected Drafting Standard page settings.

Base section view standard

Base section view standard
Select a standard:
  • ANSI
  • ISO
  • DIN
  • JIS
  • BSI
  • GOST
  • GB

Line style

Sets the section line style and thickness for the source view.

Standard Display Displays a continuous section line in the source view.
Alternative Display Displays a split section line in the source view.

Section arrow text

Font

Modifies the font.

Label options

Per standard
Select to adhere to the base standard. Clear to modify view label parameters:
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Name Select a title to appear in the view label, or type your own title. Font Sets the font for the title in the view label.
Label Sets the appearance of the letter that corresponds to the label on the parent view. Font Sets the font for the label in the view label.
Rotation Sets the appearance of the view's rotation angle. Font Sets the font for the rotation angle in the view label.
Scale Select a label for the scale, or type your own label. Font Sets the font for the scale in the view label.
Delimiter Sets the scale display option:
  • To display the scale with two numbers separated by a delimiter select:
    • X:X
    • X/X
    • (X:X)
    • (X/X)
  • To display the scale as the ratio of two numbers followed by X select # X.
  • To hide the scale, select <None> .
Font Sets the font for the delimiter in the view label.
Stacked Displays the view label with the name and label stacked on top of the scale.    
In-line Displays the name and label on the same line.  
Display label above view Displays the label above the view.

Layer

Layer
Select a layer.
You must first create layers for the drawing before you can select them for document properties.
View label document layer settings override view label Line style settings.

Section/view size

Scale with section view arrow letter height Select to set the arrow head size for section views to scale automatically to the section view letter height, if the section view arrows do not follow the section arrow text font.

Clear to modify arrow dimensions.

Style Sets an arrow type for section views.


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The arrow type for section views can be set independent of the arrow type for dimensions.

Half section

Standard Display
half-section-standard-display.gif
Displays both arrows. half-section-standard.gif
Alternative Display
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Displays one arrow. half-section-alternative.gif

General display

Hide section view cutting line shoulders. Selected (shoulders hidden)
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Cleared (shoulders displayed)
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