Partial Drawing View 2

[edreaux]

I have a partial section view in a drawing that I would like to make a projection view. (no section) I am not able to modify the section sketch to be outside of the part geometry. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I have no problem doing this with SW05.

Are you getting an error message?

How are you trying to place the view?


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[edreaux]

I dont get an error message. The section line will only move about .250" in either direction but then stops.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

OK, now I'm confused. I thought you were trying to create a projected view from a partial section view.

Why are you trying to move the section line?


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[edreaux]

I already have the section view. I am trying to modify that view to be simply a projection view. I thought I would just move the section line to the out side of the part to do it. But no luck yet.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

aaahhh ... just clued in!

The section line is probably constrained in some way to the parts geometry. Click the line and end points (seperately) to see the constraints.


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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Could you not just delete the section line & create a regular projected view?


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[dgowans]

Do you have any sketch relations on your section line which prevent you from moving it?

Not sure if this will work anyway - I've never tried it. Is it possible to actually get a view with the section line outside the part?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

dgowans ... Yes it is possible. That's bsically what an Auxilliary View is.


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[edreaux]

The only constraint I see is the "vertical". But that should prevent me from moving it x-y. Yes you can put a section line out of the part and get a view. I have done it before.

 

[dgowans]

I'll have to remember that..... I've done aux views before, but never by modifying a section view.

I would have expected the "section" view to crap out if the section line didn't intersect the model. Probably because I used I-DEAS for a number of years and that's most definitely what happened in such a situation.

 

[edreaux]

I always make a partial projection view by first making a partial section view and then chaning it. Perhaps my first question should have been: How do I make a partial projection view without first making a section?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

When placing the section line, select the Partial View option in the View Manager.


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[handleman]

If you want a partial projection view that is not a section, just make a projection view (auxiliary in SW terminology) and then crop it.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

... or a crop a regular projection view & add a section line.


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[edreaux]

Crop is what I was looking for. Thanks.