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Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

dylanasafe — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:24:11 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to do a Half Section View in an Inventor 2020 3D assembly model file, but select specific components to be not sectioned? For example, section an outer casing so that in the internal components can be viewed unsectioned.

I can only find instruction on how to do this within a 2D drawing.

Thank you in advance to anyone that can help me.

Re: Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

CCarreiras — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:41:00 GMT

Hi!

Not possible. 😥

I believe this is a good theme to ask in the "Inventor ideas forum".

Re: Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

SBix26 — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:15:31 GMT

There is a way to do this, but it may cause other complications that you can't accommodate. The dialog shown below is Document Settings, so unchecking this box for the components you have in mind will accomplish what you want, but it will also affect all other assemblies and drawings where those components appear. I, too, wish that this could be managed per occurrence in assemblies as it is in drawings.

Sam B

Inventor Pro 2023.1 | Windows 10 Home 21H2

Re: Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

Kay_Rethmeier — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:15:11 GMT

Maybe also an idea could be to do an assembly extrusion. Afterwards you can drop the parts, which don't have to be sectioned out of your extrusion. Today with the new finish feature it would be possible to mark the cut faces for a better look.

Re: Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

Yijiang.Cai — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:07:28 GMT

Generally it can be done using document settings -> Modeling, it will apply to all the instances of the part in the assembly, and there is a limitation if you prefer to pick the specific instance to include/exclude the model section. Thanks!

Re: Section view of 3D assembly model with some components not sectioned

Yijiang.Cai — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:26:42 GMT

This is the similar idea for your vote.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/select-components-to-exclude-from-section-views-in-3d-models/idi-p/11423048