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