How to make a half section? 1

[KyleWilcox]

Hopefully I'm just ignorant, but I can't for the life of me figure out a way to produce a half section in Solidworks? My end goal is to get an isometric half-sectioned view of a lathe'd piece -- for example, like

http://www.tpub.com/content/draftsman/14276/img/14276_182_1.jpg

... but I can only seem to get a full section. Could someone please screw my head on straight?

Thanks!
-Kyle

 

[CmAnD]

Save the part with a new name with save as copy option. Make a simple cut extrusion on the new part in order to get the section you want. Import the new isometric view from this part in the drawing.

I think that is some kind of solution

 

[zirtapoz]

Take a view, e.g. top view. establish a section view from first view. right click your section view and select isometric section view. Your first view will define your isometric view orientation.

 

[CmAnD]

Hi zirtapoz

Is it possible in SW2008? I can not find that solution in SW2007.

 

[zirtapoz]

I am using SW07. So i think you are not looking careful. Right click on any section view and select isometric section view. I have this menu so you must have to.

 

[zirtapoz]

when you clicked rmb. Look at the bottom, you will see "customize menu" .. Maybe it is hidden by your choose. Check the "isometric section view".

 

[KyleWilcox]

Thanks guys. CmAnD's idea will work, although I'm still curious to find out if there's a proper way to do this. zirtapoz, your solution only provides a full-section. I'm interested in a half-section view, as you see in the link...

Thanks!
-Kyle

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

You could create a configuration for the cut-extrude, per the views on the RH side.

Creating a section line as shown in combination with the RMB > Isometric section View will produce the views on the LH side.

 

[Eltron]

Usually when I need to create section views that are not standard I just make a new view in the part. If you follow CBL's advice with the cut extrude and configurations, all you have to do is hit Spacebar and create a new view for each orientation and section that you want to add. I've found this to be the most efficient way to manage section views. Plus you have the added advantage of having the sections in your part file.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[fcsuper]

Yup, CBL is correct. This is the way to do it. It produces a view that is in agreement with ASME Y14.4M-1989 and ASME Y14.3-2003.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

It does??? Wow, that was lucky.

 

[KyleWilcox]

Great, thanks for the help guys!