Live Section View

[Anthony]

Just wondering if there is a command or simple procedure to actively view a section plane in an assembly or part. I know there are the static methods of using slice graphics and section view however I'm looking to create a live section where I am able to constantly move the plane through the model thus altering the live section as it appears on screen, similar to the way a model can be viewed in Tekla with the cut section command. Any tips appreciated.

[alessandro.gasso]

This functionality is available starting from Inventor 2011 + Subscription Advantage Pack, and, of course, Inventor 2012.

You can find more information in the post below.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Virtual-Movement-in-Inventor-Pro-2011/td-p/3175946

I hope it can help.

Kind regards,

Alessandro

[MariaManuela]

Inventor release please?

In Inventor 2011 (with Subscription Advantage Pack installed ) or in Inventor 2012 with the Section View (assembly environment) command you can drag the plane along a axis.

Dynamic sectioning of assemblies: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/limage?siteID=123112&imageID=15765529&id=15714201

Note if you already had Inventor 2012 you don't have to install the Advantage Pack because this functionality already comes in 2012 by default.

Hope Help

[SBix26]

The easiest and most dynamic way to do this is to use one of the origin planes or a work plane for a half section, then temporarily suppress a constraint and drag your model back and forth through the section plane.  This is real-time sectioning.

[Anthony]

Could you give me a step by step guide how to do this please ?

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Could you give me a step by step guide how to do this please ?

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For what version of Inventor?