Define the Section as the In Work Object

You can define a 2D-view section as the In Work Object by selecting the appropriate mode.

Before you begin:
  • You must have access to the Automotive Body in White Template app.
  • Create a representation with a solid, a surface and a volume, for example.
  1. From the From the Automotive section of the action bar,, click Define a Section as the In Work Object .
  2. Click Reframe on to reframe the view and display the section elements contained in a selected group.
  3. Click Normal View to display the cutting plane parallel to the screen.
  4. Click Show only current section to hide all the elements from the work area except those of the selected section group.

    For more information, see 3D Modeling: 3D Modeling Core: Part Design User's Guide: Associating Bodies: About Boolean Operations.

  5. Click Set no keep mode to change the mode to No Keep and not retain an element on which you are performing an operation.

    For more information, see Keeping the Initial Element.

  6. Click Lock view point to lock or unlock the orientation of the viewing vector. If it is activated, the viewing vector is locked perpendicularly to the section plane.

    For more information, see Managing the Background Visualization.

  7. Click OK to apply the current options.

    Notes: After you have defined a 2D section as a working object, the view plane can act as an extended work on support for some wireframe creation commands where work on support already exists (for example, creating points, lines, circles etc). For more information on working with supports, see Working with a Support.
    • The 2D-view section acts as an Extended Work on Support with the Grid type set to None.
    • The wireframe creation commands must be activated inside the 2D-view section container, that is, the 2D view section must already be defined as a working object prior to activating the command.
    • It is impossible to use the work on support plane as a support inside the 2D-view section container.