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This entry is part 10 of 12 in the series New in SolidWorks 2013<\/a><\/div>

SolidWorks 2012 and prior had two separate tools to create section views in drawings, Section View<\/strong> and Aligned Section View<\/strong>.\u00a0 Although these were very capable tools, there was two different workflows to\u00a0create cutting lines for section views based on which tool was chosen. \u00a0The two types of section views where not interchangeable.\u00a0 Both used sketches to determine the path of the section view cutting line.\u00a0\u00a0 However, both tools produced very different results with the same sketch layout.<\/p>\n

\"SectionSolidWorks 2013 unifies these separate types of section views, along with half section views, into one tool called Section View<\/strong>.\u00a0 This new tool has expanded capabilities, being able to handle a wider range of section view types and scenarios.\u00a0 For example, you can now add arc\u00a0offsets\u00a0to your cutting line and get the correct display in the resulting section view.\u00a0 There are many other improvements as well.<\/p>\n

When the new Section View<\/strong> tool is launched (without preselecting a sketch), a new user interface appears, called Section View Assist<\/em>.\u00a0 Section View Assist allows you to rapidly generate cutting lines for your section views without needing to draw sketch entities.\u00a0 Four options for standard section views are immediately available: Vertical, Horizonal, Auxiliary and Aligned. \u00a0Each of these can be \u00a0previewed on any standard drawing view. \u00a0Use Tab<\/em> and Shift-Tab<\/em> to cycle through the preview choices. \u00a0Relations to geometry are automatically identified during the preview.<\/p>\n

Vertical cutting line:<\/p>\n

\"Vertical<\/a><\/p>\n

Horizontal cutting line:<\/p>\n

\"5-9-2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Auxiliary cutting line:<\/p>\n

\"5-9-2013<\/a><\/p>\n

Aligned (bent) cutting line:<\/p>\n

\"5-9-2013<\/a><\/p>\n

To accept the cutting line placement and geometry relations, simply LMB click when the preview is at the desired location (more clicks will be required to place Auxiliary and Aligned cutting lines). \u00a0The Section View Assist will then set the preview of the cutting line on the drawing view with any applicable geometry relations. \u00a0Additionally, the Section View Pop-up appears nearby.<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a><\/p>\n

To accept the cutting line location, RMB click OK or select OK button from the Section View Pop-up. \u00a0Then, just place the section view on the drawing sheet. \u00a0In many cases, you can add you section view as easy as 1 – 2 – 3 clicks without the need to draw sketches.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Section<\/a><\/p>\n

Note: you can still create a sketch and preselect it prior to starting the Section View<\/strong> tool. \u00a0This will allow you to bypass Section View Assist and use the same workflow as in SolidWorks 2012 to create a section view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SolidWorks 2012 and prior had two separate tools to create section views in drawings, Section View and Aligned Section View.\u00a0 Although these were very capable tools, there was two different workflows to\u00a0create cutting lines for section views based on which tool was chosen. \u00a0The two types of section views where not interchangeable.\u00a0 Both used sketches … Continue reading “What’s New in SolidWorks 2013: Section View Assist – Part 1”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,11],"tags":[1325,1393],"series":[1523],"class_list":["post-4370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drawing","category-news","tag-section-view","tag-section-view-assist","series-new-in-solidworks-2013"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat's New in SolidWorks 2013: Section View Assist - 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