Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 14 Model Documentation, Analysis, and File Exchange 361 Excluding Components from Sectioning Certain features in section views, such as fasteners, are not shown sectioned. For example, components such as screws, pins, and thin-walled objects in an assembly are shown without section lines. This practice conforms with drafting standards. When creating a section view from a parent view that includes items such as fasteners and shafts, you can use the VIEWCOMPONENT command to control how sectioning is applied. To exclude items from sectioning, access the VIEWCOMPONENT command. Select the components in the parent view and then select the None option. If you select the Section option, the components are included in sectioning. Selecting the Slice option creates a thin section at the section line and removes the visibility of objects behind the section line. Editing Section Views The VIEWEDIT command, introduced earlier in this chapter, can be used to edit the properties of a section view. You can quickly initiate this command by double- clicking on a section view. This displays the Section View Editor contextual ribbon tab. Many of the same options used when creating a section view are available in this tab. Additional options may be available depending on the type of view selected. The Cut Inheritance option is available when a view created from a section view inherits the section cut. An example of this is an isometric view projected from a section view. By default, the isometric view shows the section cut with the sectioned portion hatched. To remove the section cut from the isometric view, expand the Cut Inheritance drop-down list in the ribbon and uncheck the Section cut option. This resets the view to an isometric view without sectioning. The Defer Updates option, available in the Edit panel of the Section View Editor contextual ribbon tab, allows you to make edits without previewing the changes dynamically. The effects of changes you make are not displayed until you exit the command by picking the OK button in the Edit panel. By default, the Defer Updates option is inactive. For very large drawings, activating this option may save time by preventing dynamic previews from occurring. For very small drawings, deferring updates provides only a marginal benefi t. As previously discussed, you can edit a section view by using grips to edit the location of the section line. If a section line is constrained, press the [Shift] key to relax constraints and break the alignment with the constrained position. NOTE NOTE The hatch pattern applied to the section view can be edited in the same manner as a hatch pattern applied in a 2D drawing. Double-click on the hatch to display the Drawing View Hatch Editor contextual ribbon tab. You can also hover over the center grip of the hatch pattern to access grip editing options. Exercise 14-6 www.g-wlearning.com/CAD/ Complete the exercise on the companion website. VIEWCOMPONENT Ribbon Layout Modify View Edit Components Type VIEWCOMPONENT