Creating a Section View

Open a drawing and create a section view from the existing front view.

  1. Download, extract, and open the required sample file for this tutorial:
    1. Click here to download advdrawings.zip to your Downloads folder.
      For more information on downloading and managing sample files, see Sample Files.
    2. Browse to the Downloads folder and extract advdrawings.zip to a convenient location.
      For example, to organize your tutorial sample files, create a folder in your Documents folder named tutorial_files. Then extract into that folder to create a subfolder named advdrawings that contains the SOLIDWORKS parts for the advanced drawings tutorial.
    3. In the advdrawings folder, open FoodProcessor.SLDDRW.
  2. Click Section View on the Drawing tab.
  3. In the Section View Assist PropertyManager, on the Section tab:
    1. Click Horizontal .
    2. Select Auto-start section view.
  4. Position the cutting line through the middle of the front view as shown. The pointer changes to . Inferencing lines and position indicators indicate whether you are sketching through the middle of the view.

  5. Click and drag the section view below the front view, then click to place it.
    As you move the pointer, a preview of the section view position is displayed.
  6. In the Section View PropertyManager, under Cutting Line, click Flip Direction and click .