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How to focus on a part on a big assembly during section view?

Question asked by Marco Wu on Sep 13, 2014
Latest reply on Sep 14, 2014 by Jerry Steiger

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I like to use section view to check my model. E.g to see whether I have made holes for screws

My assembly model is large. Every time I want to focus on a small part using section view. I see that I can move the section plane, but the control arrow is far way the part that I want to view. I need to move my cursor away the holes that I am focusing on, and then find the section view arrow (which is far away), then move the section view arrow from there. Since it is far away from my part, it will make a big cross movement even if I do a small move in my cursor. How to solve it? Please help

Paul Cullen Sep 13, 2014 5:47 PM

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rmb means right mouse button

Press and hold the control key and select a face on each of the parts that you want to isolate. release the control key

right click on one of the faces and from the drop down menu select isolate

You will now just have the 3 parts showing. You will now be able to use the section view tool to create your section view.

When you are finished viewing the parts click on Exit Isolate to go back to viewing the full assembly

If you only want to isolate one part just right click on a face of the part and then select isolate from the drop down menu.

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Jerry Steiger Sep 13, 2014 3:10 PM

Marco,

Unless some method has been added since 2010, the version I'm running, I'm afraid the best you can do is to put in an Enhancement Request.

One workaround is to open the part, rather than trying to check it in the assembly.

Jerry S.

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Jerry Steiger @ Jerry Steiger on Sep 14, 2014 3:04 PM

Marco,

I forgot about Isolate, a very useful function! One trick you may not have picked up from Paul's very helpful explanation is that you want to pick a face or plane from one of your isolated parts to start the section from. If you just pick the parts (say from the feature tree) and hit isolate, then pick the Section tool, it will start from one of the Assembly primary planes, so even though the section plane is sized to the isolated parts and the control arrows are nicely centered, the section may be way off in space and the parts may not even be visible.

Jerry S.

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Paul Cullen Sep 13, 2014 7:26 PM

Hi Marco

You have two options that I can think of.

The first one is to move the dimension plane by varying the dimension in the dialogue box

Then second and I think better option is to rmb on any parts that your want to check and then select isolate to isolate the part / parts and then do the section view, the arrows for you to drag the plane will be in the center of the isolated parts

Hope this helps

Paul

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Marco Wu @ Paul Cullen on Sep 13, 2014 5:21 PM

I am not sure how to do the 2nd method. Would you please provide more information

Moreover, what is rmb?

Thanks

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Paul Cullen @ Marco Wu on Sep 13, 2014 5:47 PM

rmb means right mouse button

Press and hold the control key and select a face on each of the parts that you want to isolate. release the control key

right click on one of the faces and from the drop down menu select isolate

You will now just have the 3 parts showing. You will now be able to use the section view tool to create your section view.

When you are finished viewing the parts click on Exit Isolate to go back to viewing the full assembly

If you only want to isolate one part just right click on a face of the part and then select isolate from the drop down menu.

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Jamil Snead Sep 13, 2014 11:14 PM

You can also select a flat surface or a plane before starting a section view, and then click the section icon. IT will start the section on the plane or surface you had selected. So I frequently find my part in the assembly tree, expand it, select one of the planes (front, right, top) and then start the section, and it goes right through the part I am interested in.

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Jerry Steiger Sep 13, 2014 3:10 PM
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Marco,

Unless some method has been added since 2010, the version I'm running, I'm afraid the best you can do is to put in an Enhancement Request.

One workaround is to open the part, rather than trying to check it in the assembly.

Jerry S.
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- Jerry Steiger @ Jerry Steiger on Sep 14, 2014 3:04 PM
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  Marco,
  
  I forgot about Isolate, a very useful function! One trick you may not have picked up from Paul's very helpful explanation is that you want to pick a face or plane from one of your isolated parts to start the section from. If you just pick the parts (say from the feature tree) and hit isolate, then pick the Section tool, it will start from one of the Assembly primary planes, so even though the section plane is sized to the isolated parts and the control arrows are nicely centered, the section may be way off in space and the parts may not even be visible.
  
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Paul Cullen Sep 13, 2014 7:26 PM
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Hi Marco

You have two options that I can think of.

The first one is to move the dimension plane by varying the dimension in the dialogue box

Then second and I think better option is to rmb on any parts that your want to check and then select isolate to isolate the part / parts and then do the section view, the arrows for you to drag the plane will be in the center of the isolated parts

Hope this helps

Paul
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- Marco Wu @ Paul Cullen on Sep 13, 2014 5:21 PM
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  I am not sure how to do the 2nd method. Would you please provide more information
  Moreover, what is rmb?
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  - Paul Cullen @ Marco Wu on Sep 13, 2014 5:47 PM
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    OK
    
    rmb means right mouse button
    
    Press and hold the control key and select a face on each of the parts that you want to isolate. release the control key
    
    right click on one of the faces and from the drop down menu select isolate
    
    You will now just have the 3 parts showing. You will now be able to use the section view tool to create your section view.
    
    When you are finished viewing the parts click on Exit Isolate to go back to viewing the full assembly
    
    If you only want to isolate one part just right click on a face of the part and then select isolate from the drop down menu.
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Jamil Snead Sep 13, 2014 11:14 PM
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You can also select a flat surface or a plane before starting a section view, and then click the section icon. IT will start the section on the plane or surface you had selected. So I frequently find my part in the assembly tree, expand it, select one of the planes (front, right, top) and then start the section, and it goes right through the part I am interested in.
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