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sections and drafting views

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Anonymous
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sections and drafting views

I'v placed a bunch a section in my building and the detail lever of them
just isn't even near what i need for CD quality sections. Is there a way
that i can switch the section mark to look at a drafting view instead?

Thanks,
John Gray
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

no but you can go into your detail and right click -> view properties. look
in the dialog box for a option that will let you turn off the model. so you
could trace over the model and then turn it off and just have your detail
lines and annotation in there.

"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5257720@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'v placed a bunch a section in my building and the detail lever of them
just isn't even near what i need for CD quality sections. Is there a way
that i can switch the section mark to look at a drafting view instead?

Thanks,
John Gray
Message 3 of 5
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

?
Use the line display detail level...coarse fine etc....

Then just add additional detail...

"John Gray" wrote in message
news:5257720@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'v placed a bunch a section in my building and the detail lever of them
just isn't even near what i need for CD quality sections. Is there a way
that i can switch the section mark to look at a drafting view instead?

Thanks,
John Gray
Message 4 of 5
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

You cannot switch a section mark already created to reference a drafting
view. However, you can reference a drafting view before you place the
mark. After you start the Section command, look at the options bar and
you will see a checkbox labeled "Reference other view" Click that and
then choose the view from the drop-down box.

The level of detail provided by the section is not what we need for CD's
either. That is why there are detail components. We do cut sections,
use the model as an underlay to place our detail components. Look into
that method and I think you will be pleased.

C Ryan wrote:
> no but you can go into your detail and right click -> view properties. look
> in the dialog box for a option that will let you turn off the model. so you
> could trace over the model and then turn it off and just have your detail
> lines and annotation in there.
>
> "John Gray" wrote in message
> news:5257720@discussion.autodesk.com...
> I'v placed a bunch a section in my building and the detail lever of them
> just isn't even near what i need for CD quality sections. Is there a way
> that i can switch the section mark to look at a drafting view instead?
>
> Thanks,
> John Gray
Message 5 of 5
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

If you have existing ACAD dwgs that will suffice....you can also reference
one of those by creating a drafting view and linking the view to the dwg.
Then use your section view reference to link to the drafting view.....I
think I said that right. The linked dwg can be further annotated or detailed
thru the drafting tab tools, or by updating in ACAD and reloading thru
managing links.

--
David Ford
Migrant Technical Laborer

"Reinvention is requisite to life in an impermanent Universe."

"Eric Stewart" wrote in message
news:5258174@discussion.autodesk.com...
You cannot switch a section mark already created to reference a drafting
view. However, you can reference a drafting view before you place the
mark. After you start the Section command, look at the options bar and
you will see a checkbox labeled "Reference other view" Click that and
then choose the view from the drop-down box.

The level of detail provided by the section is not what we need for CD's
either. That is why there are detail components. We do cut sections,
use the model as an underlay to place our detail components. Look into
that method and I think you will be pleased.

C Ryan wrote:
> no but you can go into your detail and right click -> view properties.
> look
> in the dialog box for a option that will let you turn off the model. so
> you
> could trace over the model and then turn it off and just have your detail
> lines and annotation in there.
>
> "John Gray" wrote in message
> news:5257720@discussion.autodesk.com...
> I'v placed a bunch a section in my building and the detail lever of them
> just isn't even near what i need for CD quality sections. Is there a way
> that i can switch the section mark to look at a drafting view instead?
>
> Thanks,
> John Gray

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