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6. Create a new layer called
SECTIONPLANES
and make it current. Freeze
the
SECTIONS
layer.
7. With the
SECTIONPLANE
command we want a section coincident with the
ZX plane, for instance, applying the
Orthographic
option and, then the
Front
option. The plane cuts the assembly in half.
8. With the shortcut menu, activate
Show cut-away geometry
. The first half
of the assembly is represented in red and transparent.
9. Let's now create a block that represents this section. Again, with the
shortcut menu, choose
Generate 2D/3D section
. At the
Generate Sec-
tion/Elevation
box, confirm
2D Section/Elevation
,
Include all objects
,
and
Insert as new block
. We press the
Section Settings
button and
modify the following:
Face Hatch
as
User-defined
;
Angle
as
45
;
Hatch
Spacing
as 3;
Color
as
Blue
;
Background Lines Hidden Line
as
No
;
Curve Tangency Lines Show
as
No
. Press
OK
and
Create
. The block
is displayed, on the XY plane. Specify an insertion point, for instance, X
scale
1
, Y scale
1
, and rotation
0
.
10. Save the drawing with the name
A3D_09_2final.DWG
:
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