topic Re: Section view Frame Generator in Inventor Forum

Section view Frame Generator

YannickEnrico — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:37:46 GMT

Hello there.

After upgrading to IV2018, it doesn't seem FG parts are following the rules of sectioning anymore.

See attached.

As you can see, I have both settings on view and application options, and yet I still have to right click and choose sectioning.

Am I doing something wrong, or is there a bug in regards to this?

Re: Section view Frame Generator

mdavis22569 — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:42:49 GMT

Hi @YannickEnrico

What do you have for Drawings, Section Standard Parts?

Re: Section view Frame Generator

YannickEnrico — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:50:07 GMT

It's set to always as well.

Re: Section view Frame Generator

mdavis22569 — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:53:15 GMT

I have seen this yet (not saying it isn't a bug ) ... Can you share the data set ?

Re: Section view Frame Generator

YannickEnrico — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:00:29 GMT

A little closer to a solution.

Since I cannot share the data set, I tried to reproduce it.

I couldn't reproduce it with DIN Angle Steel.

I could however Reproduce it with DIN IPE steel. See attached Pack'n'Go Zip

Re: Section view Frame Generator

mdavis22569 — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:18:42 GMT

Am I missing something ... I did change the one section to section .. moved the section line all over and it keeps updating

Re: Section view Frame Generator

salariua — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:20:14 GMT

You need to copy the family over to your library and replace family template.

There are a lot of CC items set not to participate in assembly and section views.

Re: Section view Frame Generator

salariua — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:20:44 GMT

You need to copy the family over to your library and replace family template.

There are a lot of CC items set not to participate in assembly and section views.

Re: Section view Frame Generator

YannickEnrico — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:34:53 GMT

@mdavis22569 - The issue is that you have to right click every time, despite all settings. I know you can right click and make it work, but it seems unnecessary when you set it on application options level.

@salariua - So that means a hell of a work to do that, I suppose? Thanks for responding and shedding some light on this.

@johnsonshiue - Could you forward this to your developers?
It appears that application options does indeed work in regards to section views in assemblies.
It doesn't work in regards to section views in drawings.

Despite the options enabled mentioned by Salariua, Mdavis22569 and me.

Edit:

I'll accept @salariua's answer as solution, since that does indeed make it work. I'm fairly certain it's a bug that Application Options doesn't overwrite that, though

Re: Section view Frame Generator

salariua — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:44:20 GMT

@YannickEnrico

I thought I've seen an ilogic, VB code around which can change this so you can use something like code injector or propagate it down from a higher up assembly but I can't find it and I am beginning to think I was imagining it.

Re: Section view Frame Generator

YannickEnrico — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:48:37 GMT

@salariua - I'll see how well I master my google search skills later on. For now, I'll have to use right click.

What's silly, though, is that I haven't experienced this in earlier versions.

Yes, if you hadn't checked off the application options option, it would happen. But after checking that, it stopped in earlier versions.