Section View PropertyManager (Models)
This PropertyManager controls section views in part and assembly documents.
To open the Section View PropertyManager:
Click Section View
(View toolbar) or View
> Display
> Section View.
Drawing Section View
The next available section view letter appears automatically. You can change it.
Section Method
| Planar | Defines a section view when you select one, two, or three planes or planar faces. |
| Zonal | Defines a section view when you
select one or more zones. Zones are defined by the intersection of
the selected plane or face and the bounding box of the model. To set bodies and components as transparent, you must select Zonal for the section method. |
| Planar section method with 1 section plane selected | Planar section method with 2 section planes selected |
| Planar section method with 3 section planes selected | Zonal section method |
Section Options
| Offset Method | Indicates the plane from which
offset values are calculated. Offsets can be perpendicular to:
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| Show section cap | Displays a section cap with the color specified in the Edit Color box. Clear this option to see inside the model. | ||||
| Keep cap color | Continues to display the section cap with the color specified in the Edit Color box after you close the Section View PropertyManager. The table below shows the display results after you close the PropertyManager for an assembly. | ||||
| Graphics-only section | Provides faster results with
limited selection capabilities. You cannot
select a sectioned face or edge. Retain the section cap color in
a graphics-only section view. Pixels that lay within the same
plane as the section plane or face are not
hidden.
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Section 1
| Plane about axis | Creates a section view plane about an axis, temporary
axis, hole, or cylindrical face or
edge.
You do not have to constrain the section view to a secondary point,
such as a vertex. You can click Reverse Section
Direction
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| Select vertex or point | Specifies the vertex or point through which the section view plane starts. | |
| Rotate plane along axis | Specifies the rotation angle of the section view plane about the axis, starting from the selected vertex or point. You can also drag the handle to specify the rotation. | |
| Edit Color | Specifies the color of the section view plane |
Section 1, Section 2, Section 3
Section 3 appears after you select Section 2. Use Section 2 and Section 3 to section the view with additional planes or faces.
| Section plane/face | Specifies a plane or face, or
click Front Plane |
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| Offset Distance | Specifies an offset distance for the section cut from the plane or face. | |
| X Rotation | Rotates the reference section along the X-axis. | |
| Y Rotation | Rotates the reference section along the Y-axis. | |
| Edit Color | Specifies the color of the section view plane. |
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| Section views hidden | Show section cap and Keep cap color selected |
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| Show section cap and Keep cap color cleared | Show section cap selected and Keep cap color cleared |
Section by Body or Component
| Components or bodies to include or exclude from the section view | Lists selected components or bodies. |
| Exclude selected | Does not section the selected bodies or components. All other bodies or components are sectioned. |
| Include selected | Sections the selected bodies or components. Other bodies or components are not sectioned. |
Transparently Section Bodies or Components
| Components or bodies to include or exclude from the transparent sectioning | Lists selected components or bodies. | |
| Exclude selected | Does not change the transparency of the selected bodies or components. | |
| Include selected | Changes the transparency of the selected bodies or components. | |
| Section Transparency | Specifies the amount of transparency. Enter a value or move the slider. |
| Enable selection plane | Shows a selection plane with the
triad at the center of the plane. Use the triad to control the
position and angle of the selection plane. Available when you click Section by Body or Component or Transparently Section Bodies or Components. |
Preview
Shows a graphics-only preview of the section results based on the section plane location and the components or bodies that you select in Selected components or Selected bodies. Hides the section planes, reference planes or faces outlines, and the selection plane.
Save
Click to save the section view, then specify the following options in the Save As dialog box and click Save:
| View orientation | Saves the section view as a named view in the Orientation dialog box. The view is not available in drawings. | ||||||
| Drawing annotation view |
Available if you select only one Section and clear Section by Body or Component
and Transparently Section Bodies or
Components.
For assemblies, this option is available if you select one Section and Section by Component. Creates an annotation view for the section view
and includes the section view on the View Palette in drawings. The name of the
section view appears under Annotations
When you save with this option, the Section Annotation View Props dialog box appears to let you specify components to leave uncut. Specify the following options and click OK.
To designate any component as a
fastener, open the component and click . In the dialog box on the Custom tab, select IsFastener in Property Name, and enter
1 for Value/Text Expression.
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| View name | Enter a name for the section view. |