View help for a long object.

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have a long model that I am wanting to show without changing my scale on a sheet. I am wanting to pretty much cut it in half and show the other half right below it as if it was one continuous drawing/shape. What would be the easiest way to do this?

Thank you,

-Josh

Inventor User for 7 weeks.

Inventor 2013

Crude example of what I am trying to accomplish attached.

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have a long model that I am wanting to show without changing my scale on a sheet. I am wanting to pretty much cut it in half and show the other half right below it as if it was one continuous drawing/shape. What would be the easiest way to do this?

Thank you,

-Josh

Inventor User for 7 weeks.

Inventor 2013

Crude example of what I am trying to accomplish attached.

[Mark.Lancaster]

japplegate711

Place your base view and then create a break view from it.  This is for Inventor 2016 but the steps are the same: http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-BE8494ED-A3E2-4945-86B6-9908BCD0F184

[Mark.Lancaster]

japplegate711

Place your base view and then create a break view from it.  This is for Inventor 2016 but the steps are the same: http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2016/ENU/?guid=GUID-BE8494ED-A3E2-4945-86B6-9908BCD0F184

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Mark. I understand how to break a view to make it shorter, however, I am working on a really long collar and am needing to break the view off at the end and have it continue where I broke it right below it as if it was continueing.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Mark. I understand how to break a view to make it shorter, however, I am working on a really long collar and am needing to break the view off at the end and have it continue where I broke it right below it as if it was continueing.

[Anonymous]

Workaround I've found for now, though it seems like a lot of steps for what I am trying to accomplish:

- Create a base view outside of the title block.

- Create section view of about where I want the view to end

- Right Click on I__I part of section view and click edit

- Draw a line and dimension from a feature of my collar with a specific dimension where I want the section view to end

- Extend my I__I to my sketch line.

- Drag my precise view down to title block

- Repeat with the other half of my collar and drag it down

- Proceed applying what breaks I want to both ends.

If you know of a quicker way, please share.

[Anonymous]

Workaround I've found for now, though it seems like a lot of steps for what I am trying to accomplish:

- Create a base view outside of the title block.

- Create section view of about where I want the view to end

- Right Click on I__I part of section view and click edit

- Draw a line and dimension from a feature of my collar with a specific dimension where I want the section view to end

- Extend my I__I to my sketch line.

- Drag my precise view down to title block

- Repeat with the other half of my collar and drag it down

- Proceed applying what breaks I want to both ends.

If you know of a quicker way, please share.

[Mark.Lancaster]

Sorry I read your requirements too fast  🙂

Maybe two views then crop each of them?

[Mark.Lancaster]

Sorry I read your requirements too fast  🙂

Maybe two views then crop each of them?

[Anonymous]

That would work for the second half, however, the first half still needs 3 breaks applied to it which isn't compatible with crop. You would think they would just let you drag the second half of a break down below.

[Anonymous]

That would work for the second half, however, the first half still needs 3 breaks applied to it which isn't compatible with crop. You would think they would just let you drag the second half of a break down below.

[Mark.Lancaster]

Something else I just thought of..  Create an ipart showing the break (cut feature) directly on the part and then the upper view could have the 3 breaks in it and then the bottom view just shows the other ipart memeber.

So the ipart table would have three entries in it..

One member shows the entire part.

Sec member shows only the left side of the part with the cut

Third member shows only the right side of the part with the cut.

[Mark.Lancaster]

Something else I just thought of..  Create an ipart showing the break (cut feature) directly on the part and then the upper view could have the 3 breaks in it and then the bottom view just shows the other ipart memeber.

So the ipart table would have three entries in it..

One member shows the entire part.

Sec member shows only the left side of the part with the cut

Third member shows only the right side of the part with the cut.

[Anonymous]

I do not think my company uses Iparts, though I could be wrong (I've only been here for 2 months and using Inventor for that long). They use PTC Windchill as a file management system. I did speak with another drafter that has been here for a long time though, and this is how he showed me to do it.

Step 1: Create base or projected view off sheet.

Step 2: Here, apply all breakouts and breaks.

Step 3: Use two detail views side by side and place these vertically in your drawing area.

Much simpler and easier than what I was trying to do.

[Anonymous]

I do not think my company uses Iparts, though I could be wrong (I've only been here for 2 months and using Inventor for that long). They use PTC Windchill as a file management system. I did speak with another drafter that has been here for a long time though, and this is how he showed me to do it.

Step 1: Create base or projected view off sheet.

Step 2: Here, apply all breakouts and breaks.

Step 3: Use two detail views side by side and place these vertically in your drawing area.

Much simpler and easier than what I was trying to do.