Document Properties - Section View Labels

To open this page:

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

Overall drafting standard

Base section view standard

Line style

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

Standard with connector	Displays a continuous section line in the source view.
Alternative without connector	Displays a split section line in the source view.
Standard without connector	Displays thick lines at the ends of the cutting line and at any change in direction within the cutting line.

Section arrow text

Label options

Per standard	Select to adhere to the base standard. Clear to modify view label parameters: 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. Remove space in scale around colon (:) and slash (/) Select to remove space in the scale 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.
Include location labels for new views	Select to automatically add a location label to the section view and the cutting line.

Layer

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

Half section

Standard with connector	Displays both arrows.
Alternative without connector	Displays one arrow.

General display

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