Sectioning 2

[TZellers]

Is it possible to create a 1/4 section within SW2004? With the Section command, it is quite easy to create a 1/2 section (choose a single plane) or 3/4 section (two planes). As I see it, the first section plane makes a full cut and therefore does not permit what I call a 1/4 section.

Also, can someone help clarify something. Back when drawings were done by hand, it seemed that a full section was one that cut thru the entire part. Therefore, I hope I haven't confused anyone by the use of 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 sections above. What is correct?

 

[Theophilus]

I haven't tried it yet, but I believe you can add a section to a section. So in your case, create your "half section" and then section that with another section to create a "quarter section". I think you can save these section views.

(I'm assuming you're speaking of Parts and Assemblies instead of Drawings regarding sections.)




Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

 

[JNR]

Use a "stepped section line" - lots of great help in the online Help for that. What you do is fool it by jogging the section line using 3 perpendicular segments. Run the middle segment right off the part then the last segment parallel to the first) is out in fresh air. You Control-Select all three segements first - then insert section view just like a regular stepped section view. (You have to get your jog the right way round, off course). I just tried it - works like a charm. You might have to deal with the section line itself, but I'm sure you could fake it so the last seg. was real short and it looked good or hide it and do you own thing.

John Richards Sr. Mech. Engr.
Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics

There are only 10 types of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't.

 

[Dennyd]

If you are in a drawing you be can use the stepped section line. If you are in a part or assembly file I prefer to make a cut feature instead of using the section views.

- - -Dennyd

 

[TZellers]

I've used the cut feature in an assembly, but the options are more limited in an assembly than a part file. For instance, there is no "Up to Surface", "Offset from Surface", or "Up To Vertice".

Those would be handy. Also, if you could turn off components to be sectioned, that would be nice.

 

[EdDanzer]

If you suppress the parts you don’t want sectioned in the assembly prior to the cut, make the cut then unsupress the parts you will have theses parts uncut.

 

[SBaugh]

If you suppress the parts you don’t want sectioned in the assembly prior to the cut, make the cut then unsupress the parts you will have theses parts uncut

Use the feature scope on an assembly cut. You can choose which parts get cut and which ones don't.

Edit\Feature Scope

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[TZellers]

Thanks Scott. That works great.