Creating Sections in Assembly Context

You can specify whether a product should or should not be sectioned when generated into section views or breakout views using a drafting extension.

Note: This capability is available only for section views.

Before you begin: Open an assembly containing a drawing.
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About Sections
  1. At product level, from the Tools section of the action bar, click Add drafting extension .
  2. In the tree, select the product to which you want to add the extension.
    The extension is added to the selected product.
  3. Right-click the product and select Properties.
  4. In the Properties dialog box, in the Reference tab, under Drafting properties, specify the required options:
    • For Cut/Uncut in Sections:
      • Cut: The product is cut with hatching lines in the section view.
      • Uncut Back: The product is not cut. Includes all the geometries in front of the callout.
      • Uncut Back and Front: The product is not cut. Includes all the geometries in front and only the part bodies that belong to the same product on the back side of the callout.
    • For Cut/Uncut in Breakouts:
      • Cut: The product is cut with hatching lines in the breakout view.
      • Uncut: The product is not cut.
  5. In Drafting, from the Tools section of the action bar, click Offset Section View or Aligned Section View to generate the views.

    The resulting views generated are as follows:

    • For Cut/Uncut in Sections:
      Cut Uncut Back Uncut Back and Front












    • For Cut/Uncut in Breakouts:
      CutUncut