Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 354 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced specifying the start point. Then, drag the cursor and pick the end point of the section line. The section line is created and a preview of the section view is aligned perpen- dicular to the section line. The dragging direction from the section line determines the viewing direction. Move the section view to the desired location and pick. To break the alignment between views, press the [Shift] key once. To restore the alignment, press the [Shift] key again. When you pick a location for the view, you can select an option or press [Enter] to exit the command. You can adjust options using the Section View Creation contextual ribbon tab, Figure 14-12. You can also use dynamic input or the command line. The Hidden lines, Scale, and Visibility options allow you to adjust the display style, scale, and edge visibility. These are the same options available with other types of drawing views. The Projection option is used to set the type of projection when creating a section line with multiple segments. The Orthogonal option projects the view orthogonally and creates a true projection. This is typically preferred, depending on the orientation of the section line. The Normal option projects the view normal to the cutting plane and is preferred for certain section line orientations, such as an angled line used to create an aligned section in accordance with conventional drafting prac- tices. The Depth option is used to control the visibility of objects “behind” the section line. When you select this option, a depth line appears at the section line. Hovering Identifier and Arrows tab A Cutting Plane tab B View Label tab C Hatch tab D Figure 14-11. The tabs in the Modify Section View Style dialog box are used to modify the appearance of the section identifier, the section line (cutting-plane line), the view label, and the hatch pattern applied to the section view.
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