Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations cowski on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Section view created from another section view?

Status
Not open for further replies.

hodgsont

Automotive
Jul 11, 2006
2
Is it legal to create a section view from another section view? Thanks in advance.
 
Replies continue below

Recommended for you

My gut says no but I can't remember where in the spec (Y14.5 probably) it might say and don't have time to go look right now.

There are a couple of regular posters who probably know off the top of their heads though.
 
It's OK to do, and per ringman's quote.
I don't section from a section unless it turns out to be the clearest, and I rarely do it.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
 
I don't have the spec on hand that would define this, but some CAD packages won't let you due to ambiguity - do you show a section of the entire part or a section of a section of the part?
 
I could not find it in ANSI Y14.3 Multi & Sectional View Drawings. But if you think about it the portion of the object between the cutting plane and the observer is assumed to be removed so how can a section of that section be correct. I think it's "bad english" to take a section of a section.

Best Regards,

Heckler
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
SW2005 SP 5.0 & Pro/E 2001
Dell Precision 370
P4 3.6 GHz, 1GB RAM
XP Pro SP2.0
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
o
_`\(,_
(_)/ (_)

Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience every time.
 
From the Genium Drafting Manual (based on ASME Y14.3-1994) states "A SECTION CANNOT BE TAKEN THROUGH ANOTHER SECTION" (emphasis theirs).
 
Thanks guys. Sounds like a no-no to me.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor