In a section view in a part or assembly document, the model is displayed as if cut by planes and faces that you specify, to show the internal construction of the model.
You can:
- Select bodies or components to include in or exclude from section views.
- Toggle the view off and on. The section view state is retained, even when you save and reopen the document.
- Show or hide a section cap. If you show a section cap, you can choose whether it displays with its own color.
- Select the faces, edges, and vertices created by a section view.
- Select one or more zones formed by the bounding box created by the selected section planes or faces and the bounding box of the model.
- Save the section view as a named view in the part or assembly document or as an annotation view for use in drawing documents.
You can also create section views in drawings.
You cannot apply a section view to a mesh body.
Zebra stripes are not available with an active section view.
To create a section view:
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In a part or assembly document, click Section View
(View toolbar) or .
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In the Section View
PropertyManager, under Section Method,
select one of the following:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Planar |
Define a section view by selecting one, two, or
three planes or planar faces. |
| Zonal |
Define a section view by selecting one or more
zones. Zones are defined by the intersection of the selected plane or
face and the bounding box of the model. Use Zonal to create section views where multiple areas of
the model are cut away. |
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In the Section View
PropertyManager, under Section Option,
select how the section offset is calculated:
- Reference
Plane
Values are calculated normal to the
currently-oriented section plane.
- Selected Plane
Values are calculated normal to the plane you select in
Section 1.
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Under Section 1, do
one of the following:
- Click Front
, Top
, or Right
to specify the section
view plane, then
specify
the offset distance and rotation. If the section
method is Zonal, you cannot
reverse the section direction.
- Click Plane
about axis
to create a section view
that rotates about a cylindrical entity. Plane
about axis
is available only in
Section 1.
- For Select edge or
axis
,
select an axis, temporary axis, hole, or cylindrical face or edge.
You do not have to constrain the section view
to a secondary point, such as a vertex. You can click
Reverse Section Direction
to flip the
section view across the created
plane.
- Optionally, for
Select vertex or point
, select a vertex
or point through which the section view plane starts.
- For Rotate plane along
axis
, specify the
rotation angle of the section view plane about the axis, starting
from the selected vertex or point. You can also drag the handle to
specify the rotation.
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To section the model with additional planes or faces, select
Section 2 and Section 3 and set the properties.
Section
3 is unavailable until Section
2 has been selected.
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Click Selected bodies or
Selected components to create a
section view of a part or an assembly, respectively.
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Under Selected
components, select one of the following:
| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Exclude selected Enable
selection plane |
The selected bodies or components are not sectioned.
All other bodies or components are sectioned. |
| Include
selected |
The selected bodies or components are sectioned.
Other bodies or components are not sectioned. |
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Select.
A selection plane appears to help you select components
that are not visible in the model or in the sectioned area. The triad, in the
center of the selection plane, controls the position and angle of the selection
plane.
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Drag the center ball of the triad to view hidden
components.
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If you selected Zonal
under Section Method, in the graphics
area, select one or more intersection zones.
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Click Preview Enable
selection to show the graphics-only preview of the section based on the section
plane location and the components or bodies that you select.
Preview hides the section plane,
reference plane and face outlines, and the selection plane.
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Click
.
To return the model to full view, click
Section View
again.
To edit the section view, right-click in the graphics area and select Section View Properties.