Comments on: model section views & drawings…make them work together

By: Phil L.

Phil L. — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:11:07 +0000

Create the broken out section to it ends at a custom plane and have that plane based on a location on the part or assembly. That way if the geometry changes thickness, the broken out section will always end at that plane…

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:30:03 +0000

You can specify a depth instead of choosing a specific face or edge to cut to. The surface the broken-out section view is created on and dimensioned from is the closest face/edge in the respective view.

The only thing that I see that would cause an issue is if you add something to the model that would cause the closest face/edge to become “closer” to you; i.e., expands the model envelope out of the paper in the respective view. Even then, it shouldn’t be a biggie…

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:13:22 +0000

sorry it took me so long to reply back to you Brian. it got crazy over here at the end of last week.

we do not really conform or callout a sort of specs for our drawings so it leaves us wide open. all of these drawings are for internal use only.

i did play around with the broken-out section a little but I was concerned with how it would react during a design change. when you create sketch for a broken out section what surface does it get created on and what happens if the surface gets modified. too many uncertainties for me to be comfortable.

thanks for the comment and suggestions.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:51:31 +0000

Jason,

I’m not sure, but I think that according to ASME specs (Y14.3, sec. 3.1.2), you need to have a defined view to pull a section view from… If you’re not using the specs for your drawings, shouldn’t be an issue.

To get the view you are after (without using a parent view), I would just place the view in the orientation you want and then do a Broken-out Section view.

Brian
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