In a drawing, you can specify which components and rib features are to
remain
uncut in a section view or broken-out section view of an assembly with the
Section
View dialog box. The
Section
Scope tab also appears in the
Drawing
View Properties dialog box for a section view or broken-out section
view.
To access the Section Scope dialog box after the section view is created:
- Right-click the section view and click Properties.
- In the dialog box, select the Section Scope tab.
Excluded components/rib features
Click the components and rib features to leave uncut in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree.
To remove a component from the list, click the component again, or select it in the list and press Delete.
Don't cut all instances
Specify what to do if the selected component or rib feature is used more than
once in the assembly.
For
example, if it is a member of a pattern, or if it is used as a component of more
than one
subassembly.
| Select |
To
exclude all the instances of the selected component in the assembly, select
Don’t
cut all
instances.
In the resulting view, all instances of the selected component
remain
uncut. |
| Clear |
To
exclude only the selected instance, clear
Don't
cut all
instances.
In the resulting view, only the selected instance is uncut; all
others are cut. |
Auto hatching
Click Auto hatching to alternate the angle of cross hatching on adjacent cut faces. The hatch patterns alternate when sectioning an assembly.
A detail view created from an assembly section view or broken-out section view inherits the crosshatch patterns of its parent view.
| Randomize scale |
Randomizes the hatch scale for the
same material in the drawing view. Clear this setting to keep the
scale identical for all hatches of multiple parts of the same
material. |
Exclude fasteners
Excludes fasteners from being sectioned.
Fasteners include
any item inserted from SOLIDWORKS Toolbox (nuts, bolts, and washers) except for
structural members.
You
can also designate any component as a fastener so it
is
not sectioned. To preview the fasteners, select
Show
excluded fasteners.
To designate any component as a fastener, open the component and click
. In the dialog box on the Custom
tab, select IsFastener in Property Name, and enter
1 for Value / Text Expression.
Flip direction
Changes
the direction of the section view.