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Assembly Section View Issue, Section View Rotating about Random Axis.

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In advance, I cannot show my models.

I have a complex assembly that is mated and fully defined where needed (not entirely as the assembly is WIP) about the origin appropriately. The base and all components are concentrically mated appropriately. I have checked all of this more times than I can count.

When selecting either the Right or Front plane and rotating about at the desired angle. The axis the section view is choosing is random and not about the Y axis...

Any idea why this would be?

Attempting a restart...

John Stoltzfus Feb 21, 2017 12:57 PM

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I just did some checking instead of thinking that I know.... There is a difference

With the new section view tool you can drag whatever you need where you need it....

Click on the ring to rotate and the arrow to stretch in out

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John Stoltzfus Feb 21, 2017 12:14 PM

In advance I can't show my answer..... only kidding

Something just doesn't sound right, 1st thing is restart or try selecting another plane do stream...

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S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:24 PM

It's amazing.

Restart didn't help.

Every principal item's origin resides on the y axis of the assembly.

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S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:32 PM

I can select an items plane (the item I wanted cut through) at the angle I was trying to rotate about the right or front plane without issue. But it seems if you resize the front plane or right plane - or move it, it assumes the intersection of the planes when trying to rotate about. This isn't appropriate behavior as - if a front plane is selected and angle to that plane is desired, it should rotate about the origin axis... shouldn't it? I've never seen this behavior before.

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John Stoltzfus @ S. Casale on Feb 21, 2017 12:36 PM

Now I see what you mean.. I would say it is doing it like I would expect it to, you are selecting the plane which really has no relationship between the point of origin and a plane except, any of the planes can slide across the point origin.... I would say it is working correctly.

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S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:46 PM

All that would be selected would be the Front plane and the angle to that.

This is an example of how the section would present it self. Offset, without reason, from the Origin which is consistently the Y axis...

Have I never noticed this behavior before? Or, was it changed to be offset intentionally.

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John Stoltzfus @ S. Casale on Feb 21, 2017 12:57 PM

I just did some checking instead of thinking that I know.... There is a difference

With the new section view tool you can drag whatever you need where you need it....

Click on the ring to rotate and the arrow to stretch in out

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S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 1:40 PM

Thanks John. You are correct.

Gotcha. I was hoping this would still intuit the assumption of the Y axis (in this case) the way it did prior to...

This change was shown on page 152 of the 2016 what's new. We skipped 2016... Although I have read it numerous times.

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John Stoltzfus Feb 21, 2017 12:14 PM
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In advance I can't show my answer..... only kidding

Something just doesn't sound right, 1st thing is restart or try selecting another plane do stream...
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- S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:24 PM
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  It's amazing.
  
  Restart didn't help.
  
  Every principal item's origin resides on the y axis of the assembly.
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- S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:32 PM
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  I can select an items plane (the item I wanted cut through) at the angle I was trying to rotate about the right or front plane without issue. But it seems if you resize the front plane or right plane - or move it, it assumes the intersection of the planes when trying to rotate about. This isn't appropriate behavior as - if a front plane is selected and angle to that plane is desired, it should rotate about the origin axis... shouldn't it? I've never seen this behavior before.
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  - John Stoltzfus @ S. Casale on Feb 21, 2017 12:36 PM
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    Now I see what you mean.. I would say it is doing it like I would expect it to, you are selecting the plane which really has no relationship between the point of origin and a plane except, any of the planes can slide across the point origin.... I would say it is working correctly.
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    - S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 12:46 PM
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      All that would be selected would be the Front plane and the angle to that.
      
      This is an example of how the section would present it self. Offset, without reason, from the Origin which is consistently the Y axis...
      
      Have I never noticed this behavior before? Or, was it changed to be offset intentionally.
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      - John Stoltzfus @ S. Casale on Feb 21, 2017 12:57 PM
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        I just did some checking instead of thinking that I know.... There is a difference
        
        With the new section view tool you can drag whatever you need where you need it....
        
        Click on the ring to rotate and the arrow to stretch in out
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        S. Casale @ John Stoltzfus on Feb 21, 2017 1:40 PM
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        Thanks John. You are correct.
        
        Gotcha. I was hoping this would still intuit the assumption of the Y axis (in this case) the way it did prior to...
        
        This change was shown on page 152 of the 2016 what's new. We skipped 2016... Although I have read it numerous times.
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