Multiple Copies of a Section View 1

[Pneuguy]

I'm making a drawing that requires multiple (identical) copies of a sectional view. The way I did this was just to repeat the section command multiple times. Unfortunately, the crosshatching isn't very good. What I'd like to do is to make one section view, fix the crosshatching, then copy that view several times.

Is this possible? Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Rich
(SW 2008)

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

A drawing section view cannot be copied, but if you create the section in the model with an Assembly Feature > Cut > Extrude, that view can be copied. The Area Hatch/Fill option would have to be used to create the hatch required though.

 

[Pneuguy]

I tried this, but I think it has the same basic problem as my method. The Assembly>Extruded Cut worked well and looks good when brought into the drawing. I can make multiple copies in the drawing, but they are not hatched. I then use the Area Hatch/Fill to hatch the drawing view, but then can't make copies of this view. (I'm trying to avoid hatching each view.)

Am I doing something wrong? (Can I somehow hatch the faces in the model?)

Thanks for your help,
Rich

 

[MadMango]

Can we take a step back and know why you need identical section views?

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

Have you read faq731-376 to make the be

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Hmmm ... The hatch is copied with the view in my install of SW08-SP4.

 

[Pneuguy]

I am making a drawing that shows the assembly steps of one of our products (a pneumatic valve). I made a cross sectional view of the assembly for each step in the process, then hid the components that are not used in a given step.

For instance, the first step is to put 2 o-rings on a piston, so I hide everything except those 3 parts. The next step is to put this subassembly into a body. So the next view has everything hidden except the piston, o-rings and body. Each view adds one or more parts until the assembly is complete.

This was quite easy several years ago using AutoCAD, but is a little more challenging in SW. The final drawing looks pretty good except it would be nice to clean up the crosshatching.

Hope this make sense.
Rich

 

[Pneuguy]

CorBlimeyLimey, how are you copying the view?

 

[MadMango]

Use configurations for the suppressed parts if you aren't already. Then you can insert and section the different assembly configs again, and hide the drawing views that you do not want to show.

"Art without engineering is dreaming; Engineering without art is calculating."

Have you read faq731-376 to make the be

 

[Pneuguy]

Hey, I didn't even think to use Ctrl-c & Ctrl-v. That seems to work well.
Thanks for your help. Have a great weekend.

Rich