ViewSectionStyle

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Allows to specify the visual format of section views and section lines.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  viewsectionstyle

menu bar:  View| Generated Views | Section Style

toolbar:  Generated Views |

 

: viewsectionstyle

Displays a dialog box:

 

Command Options

Option

Description

Identifier

Sets the properties of the section identifier:

 

Arrows

Sets the properties of the section arrows:

 

Hatch

Sets the properties of the section hatching:

 

The first angle in the list is applied to the first solid in the model, the second angle to the second solid, the third angle to the third solid, etc.

In the dialog above seven angles are defined, in a model containing 10 solids the hatch angles are applied as indicated in the section below. Because only 7 angles are defined, the first angle is applied to solid no. 8, the second angle to no. 9 etc.

 

To add a new hatch angle, click the New... button.

A dialog box displays:

  • Type a value in the Angle field.

  • Do one of the following:

  • Click the OK button to add the angle and close the dialog.

  • Click the Apply button to add the angle and keep the dialog open to add more angles.

  • Click the Cancel button to close the dialog without adding an angle.

To remove an angle, select the angle in the list, then click the Delete button.

 

Cutting Plane

Sets the properties of the cutting plane line:

 

Related Commands

ViewBase - generates associative orthographic and standard isometric views of a 3D solid model in a paper space layout.

ViewDetail - creates a detail view of a portion of a standard generated drawing at a larger scale.

ViewDetailStyle - allows to specify the visual format of detail views and detail symbols.

ViewSection - creates a cross section view based on a standard drawing view generated by the ViewBase command in a paper space layout.

 


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