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Multiple section view

simon.bak — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:05:47 GMT

My question is about making a sophisticated section view that consists of multiple cuts from the same part resulting in a single view.

A normal section view would be done in the following manner:

But instead I would like to add a second (or third) section line in order to make another cut at a different angle.

I recreated the desired cut in a 3d part to show what I would like to accomplish within a single section view:

Does anyone know if something like this is possible in a .idw section view?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Multiple section view

SBix26 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:57:34 GMT

You can create a section view like that, but you cannot then project it to an isometric, at least not by any means that I have discovered. I have not figured out the conditions required to allow a section view to be projected, but your simpler one is possible, the more complex one-- not.

Sam B
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Re: Multiple section view

grantDHM4Z — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:32:47 GMT

@ SBix26

How?

Re: Multiple section view

SBix26 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:58:15 GMT

@grantDHM4Z wrote:

@ SBix26

How?

Four years later-- "how" what? How to create the simpler 1/4 section view? Create the section view as usual, then project it to isometric.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2025.2.1 | Windows 11 Home 24H2

Re: Multiple section view

James_Willo — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:07:14 GMT

The section view will give you a flat projection like this.

If you draw a sketch on it.

Use breakout

Then project this you can get what you want. You may have to experiment with the angle the first view is at and if you don't want that view hide it off the side of the page.

The other way is to just do a cut in the modelling environment and have it assigned to a model state so you only show it in one view.

Re: Multiple section view

grantDHM4Z — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:37:22 GMT

Thank you, the second model state method worked well for my purposes