Creating 2D Drawings from 3D Data - Inventor 2013 and Inventor LT 2013 Essentials - page 37

FIGURE 2.3 Locating the bottom, side, and isometric views
Placing a Section View
Section views are important for detailing machine parts and assemblies. Now,
you will use the drawing views you have already created to define a section view
using the steps in this exercise;
1. Make certain that the 2013 Essentials project file is active; then open
c02-02.idw from the Drawings\Chapter​2 folder.
2. Start the Section tool from the Create panel on the Place Views tab.
3. Click the projected view to the right of the base view to choose it as
the parent of the section view.
4. As you move over and around the parent view, you will see dotted lines
that show the alignment to geometry in the parent view. When an
inference line appears from the center of the top face (see Figure 2.4),
click to start creating a section line.
5. Drag the line down through the part to define the section line, and
click a second point to start creating the section view. See Figure 2.5.
Right-click and select Continue from the context menu to finish defin-
ing the section line.