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Place section view line without creating a view

t.beun
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Place section view line without creating a view

t.beun
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Hello,

 

I have an .IDW with 3 section views which are all the same. To specify this I want to create 3 section view lines which are the same with the same label, but I want to use only one section view for the dimensions. Can I make the other two section views  which are automatically created hidden or not visible? There is an option to place them outside the sheet, but it is not the 'nice' option where I was looking for. 

 

Many thanks in advance!

 

Thomas

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ToddPig
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If all 3 views are the same, and you only want to use 1 of them, then why create the other 2?
Inventor 2018
(23+ years of Solidworks, 5+ years of fighting Inventor)
Autodesk Vault Pro 2018
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Curtis_Waguespack
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@t.beun wrote:

Can I make the other two section views  which are automatically created hidden or not visible? 

 

 


Hi t.beun,

 

I didn't completely understand what you are trying to do, but if you are just wanting to make a view not visible, you can right click on the view and choose Suppress.

 

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

 

Suppress View.png

SBix26
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If I'm reading this right, I think you want three section definitions shown in the base view, but only one actual section view since they are all identical sections.  That is, you need to show that there are three different locations on the part/assembly with the same cross section,  each of the three labeled D-D or whatever, one section view on the drawing representing all three locations. 

 

If so, I think Curtis' method of suppressing the extra views would do the job.  If this occurs frequently in your work, you might try creating a sketched symbol that mimics the look of the section definition, possibly with a prompted entry for the letter indicator.  Then you wouldn't need to create actual views and suppress them.

Sam B

Inventor Professional 2018.1.2
Vault Workgroup 2018.0
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, SP1

johnsonshiue
Community Manager
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Hi! This sounds like a very interesting idea. Please feel free to submit it as an idea in Inventor Ideas forum.

Many thanks!



Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
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rhasell
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Hi

 

Edited: I Misread your post a little, I see you don't want the views off-sheet, sorry. (It's not that bad having them off-sheet though, also easier to manage. The section line disappears if you suppress the view, adding extra challenges to any post editing)

--------------------------end edit

 

Quite a few ways of achieving this one.

 

I actually do this quite often.

 

My method is to have the section line on a non printable layer (I colour it red, just for display purposes)

All un-used section views are placed off-sheet.

I then use my own section symbols to show the view.

Unfortunately, you have to create a section view in order for the symbol to attach to the section view line, else it just floats, and very easily gets lost.

 

In the image below, I have shown two ways of achieving this. (It was something I did quickly, I know the views are not the same)

The alternative method is to manually overwrite the view label in the section line. (You may still want to use the default inventor created section line)

Its just an example, so in the image the lines are still red, its in my template and the reason explained above.

 

 

section view label.PNG

 

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t.beun
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Hello,

 

Many thanks for all your reactions. Indeed the fact is that when I suppress a section view, the section view definition line in de base view will also delete. It seems to me that there is no option to suppress the view but keep the section view definition line. In this case I have to continue with placing views off sheet, but after placing 23 views off sheet it's getting quit a mess. I want to do this because to draw properly I want to keep definition line in de base views. I will post this on the Inventor idea's forum.

 

Thank you!

 

Thomas 

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Anonymous
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Hello,

 

I too have the same issue. So, did you find the solution?

 

If yes, could you please post it here.

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t.beun
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Hello Stefan,

 

I didn't find a solution yet. I've post it on the Inventor ideas. Maybe Autodesk will qualify this request and accept it as a change for the new Inventor version. I need as many likes as possible for that. Could you therefore like the idea to?

 

You can find it by searching for: Place section view line without section view.

 

Kind regards,

 

Thomas Beun

 

 

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Anonymous
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Thomas,

 

I understand what you are attempting to do, well...I thought I did when you posted you had 3 sections to cut that were all identical. But then you posted you have some 23 views off sheet??? Why so many?

 

When I ran into this need, I just put the other views off sheet, but I never had 23 of them cluttering up the area.

 

The only other option I've used is what Curtis stated about suppressing the views, but then you'd have to insert a replication of the Section line and arrows/Text. This can be done if you created a user defined symbol to insert.

Hint: Create that symbol in your drawing template file, so it's available in any drawing you may need it in from that point on.

 

But still, I'm a bit concerned about the 23 views you have off screen. Why so many on one sheet?

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rhasell
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Hi

It all depends on your default standards. I have improved on my previous example, and now, if not required, I don't have any views off sheet.

I create a sketch on the view and then sketch the "Section lines" in. I place them on a non printable layer, in my case, section lines layer. Section marks can then be placed on the sketched lines.

 

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rlillyFZQWC
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I have the same problem. What I had to do was create a sketch symbol for each view I need to call out multiple times on my plan view. It's not so bad once you get use to it. You can save the same sketch symbol with each section letter name if you have to do it more than once on a single sheet. Then I edit that definition to put my section letter in it. Hope this helps!