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The following procedure describes editing a drawing document to add a section view.

Section views are extracted from main drawing views or other section views. Section views are similar to detail views, except that they display information in an orientation that is different from that of the originating view. The cutting plane is an annotation marker that indicates where to slice a needed group of objects and from which direction to look at that slice. The cutting plane is comprised of one or more line segments. When comprised of multiple line segments, cutting planes are referred to as "jogged" cutting planes.

Place a cutting plane

The following steps describe the basic workflow for placing a cutting plane on a drawing view used in creating a section view.

  1. Open a drawing in SmartSketch Drawing Editor.

  2. Click Cutting Plane on the toolbar.

  3. In the drawing document, select a drawing view.

  4. Type in text for the first arrow of the cutting plane in Reference 1. Type in text for the second arrow of the cutting plane in Reference 2.

  5. To define the length of the cutting plane segment, click in the view to define the location of the first point, then click to define the location of the second point. The cutting plane segment displays on the drawing, with arrows showing the default view direction.

  6. To jog the cutting plane, click to define additional line segments. When you are ready to define the depth, right-click to proceed to the next step.

    The cutting plane jogging behavior is not available in Ruleset drawings.

  7. To change the view direction, move the cursor to the appropriate side of the cutting plane. The direction automatically changes according to which side of the cutting plane segment the cursor is on.

    The view direction is always perpendicular to the first cutting plane segment.

  8. To define the section depth, click to define the distance and view direction. You can also type a value in Depth and click to define the view direction.

    The section depth is defined in model space, not paper space.

    The drawing view automatically attaches to your cursor.

    CuttingPlaneInitialRibbon

    Selecting the Update section check box causes an update of the related section view when the view is placed. The Update section option is remembered globally for all section views.

    SHARED Tip You can change the View Style or View Scale before placing the view.

  9. Click to place the view on the sheet.

    The child view inherits the scale from the parent view by default.

Modify the width, depth, and location of a cutting plane

The following steps describe the basic workflow for modifying the width of a cutting plane.

  1. Open a drawing in SmartSketch Drawing Editor.

  2. Click on an existing cutting plane. The Edit Cutting Plane Ribbon displays in the toolbar area.

  3. Click and drag the outside handles of the cutting plane segment in order to change its length.

    • The cutting plane handles correspond to the sides of the section view that are opposite to the section view depth handles. Changing the overall length of a cutting plane changes the corresponding sides of the related section view.

    • In the case of a jogged cutting plane, each cutting plane segment will have its own modification handles.

  4. To change the location of the cutting plane segment, click and drag the middle handle that lies between the width handles.

    To change the location of an entire jogged cutting plane, click and drag the line segment; do not click a handle to move the jogged cutting plane.

  5. Click and drag the handle opposite of the location handle to modify the cutting plane depth. You can also type a value in Section depth and click in the view to define the view direction.

    Single Cutting Plane

    CuttingPlaneModifyHandles

    Jogged Cutting Plane

    Selecting the Update section check box causes an update of the related section view when the Finish button is selected. The Update section option is remembered globally for all section views.

  6. When the appropriate changes have been made to the cutting plane, select Finish in the Edit Cutting Plane Ribbon.

  7. In plant mode, right-click the view and select Update.

    In marine mode, right-click on the section view in the Drawings View Explorer and select Update.

Modify the size of a section view

The following steps describe the workflow for modifying the size of an existing section view.

  1. Open a drawing in SmartSketch Drawing Editor.

  2. Click an existing section view. The Edit Section View Ribbon displays in the toolbar area.

    EditSectionViewRibbon

    The ribbon allows you to change the View Style and View Scale, as well as edit the View Properties.

  3. Click and drag the handles on the top and bottom (or left and right sides) of the section view in order to change the view size.

    Selecting the Update section check box causes an update of the section view when the Finish button is selected. The Update section option is remembered globally for all section views.

  4. When the appropriate changes have been made to the volume size, select Finish in the Edit Section View ribbon.

  5. In plant mode, right-click the view and select Update.

    In marine mode, right-click on the section view in the Drawings View Explorer and select Update.