Catia V5-What is the best way to cut a section in an assembly and actually modify the section? 1

[phaifleigh]

Thank you for your help.

 

[jackk]

With the Space Analysis license, you can save Sections with Assemblies. (You can also have more than 1 Section.) So, after the assembly and the parts are modified, the saved Section should update based on the changes.

You can do something similar with Section Views on a drawing, but not as easy.

 

[Costin Ruja]

One smart way to to it (and also dynamic) is to make a separate parametric part with some sketches containing just a line, exactly as you would do in drafting. You need to make this part and the sketches inside parametric so the lines always move with the parts of interest in your assembly.

Then just go back in drafting, click on section view and then Ctrl + Tab (to switch window) to your 3D part or assembly and click one of the lines.

You can also make aligned sections if you use a "bended" sketch.

This works like a charm when you have skeleton parts when you can parametrize everything.

Also, @jackk, this works with any license I think.

Best regards,

Costin Ruja

Best regards,
Costin Ruja

 

[CAD2015]

Costin Ruja,

I do not understand very well your proposal.
Could you exemplify your suggestion on the product that I attached to this message, please?

Regards,





CAD 2015

 

[Costin Ruja]

You can find the assembly attached.

I read the title again and saw that OP is trying to get the section working in 3D, not in drawing mode.

You can try to modify the sketch in the skeleton part and the drawing should update accordingly.

Best regards,
Costin Ruja

 

[CAD2015]

Hi (Buna!) Costine,

You're right: OP wanted something else.
I have a Catia license that doesn't allow me to save the section view in Assembly workbench:

But your reply was very interesting, despite the initial intention of the owner.


CAD 2015