CROSS SECTION VIEWS – (AD4_WILDFIRE3)

Tutorial Lesson 3 – Working with Multiple Sections

** Begin this tutorial by opening up the router cover drawing. This is a drawing that contains a border,
title block and one view of the router cover part. This type of drawing is used to show multiple cross
sections of the same part. **

 FILE Menu: #Open, <router_cover.drw>, #Open

** Now that the file is displayed, you will be adding a projected side view. The side view will be added as
a cross section view. Then you will add a couple more general views to show two more cross sectional
views. Refer to the “Terms You Need to Know” section for the definition of a Cross Section. **

 INSERT Menu: #Drawing View, #Projection [Select the area marked with a red box in
the previous image]

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**When the view is placed, select the view and: **

 EDIT Menu: #Properties

 DRAWING VIEW Dialog Box: #Sections, #2D cross-section, # , [Names] #A,

[Sectioned Area #Full, scroll to the right of the Drawing view window and select the field
under Arrow Display to activate. Then select the main view to place the arrows.],
#Apply, #Close

** The cross section views that are being added to the drawing will be from the side view projection. **

 INSERT Menu: #Drawing View…, #General, [Select the area to the Right of the previous
projected section],
 DRAWING VIEW Dialog Box: [Model view names] #FRONT, #Apply, #Sections, #2D

cross-section, # , [Name] #B, [Sectioned Area] #Full, [Scroll to the Arrow Display,
activate it, and then select the front view in the previous image, the one that has the
cross section arrows shown in it], #Apply, #Close

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** The second sectional view had to be added as a general view. This reason for this type of placement is
because if you tried to add the view as a projection view, then it would represent the back side of the
router and the cross sections that were created in the part could not be shown. In the next step, you will
follow the previous procedure to add another view. **

 INSERT Menu: #Drawing View…, #General, [Select the area to the Right of the previous
projected section]
 DRAWING VIEW Dialog Box: [Model view names] #FRONT, #Apply, #Sections, #2D

cross-section, # , [Name] #C, [Sectioned Area] #Full, [Scroll to the Arrow Display,
activate it, and then select the front view in the previous image, the one that has the
cross section arrows shown in it], #Apply, #Close

** The third sectional view had to be added as a general view. This is due to the matter that was
discussed previously. The next step is to align all four of the views horizontally. **

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