7.2.1.1 Deriving Simple Section Views

You will now learn how to derive a simple section view. This is done using the Section View function.

To do this, you need the specification you have just created.

A section view shall be derived from the basic view to show all parts contained in this assembly. Proceed as follows:

Choose Section View. The Section View menu bar opens.
To create a simple section view, select under Method.
On the Cursor you can now see a dashed section line.

Select a point on your drawing through which the section is to pass by clicking on it (here: the center).
The alignment of the section plane is done intuitively by dragging the view in a certain direction.
With Reverse Direction you can change the viewing direction of the section.

Section A-A_1

Place the section view as shown in the figure (see figure "Section A-A_1") by clicking.

Section A-A_2

By comparing (see figure "Section A-A"_1) and (see figure "Section A-A_2") you can now also see how the direction of the arrows affects the viewing direction of the section.

Note:

The derived section view does not correspond to a standard representation. Chapter "7.2.1.2 Standardized Display of Section Views" shows how the section has to be edited in order to obtain a section view in conformity with the standard.