Technological Design

Section Views

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 Sectional Views
 Visualize and imaginary cutting plane
through an object

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 Section Views
Sectional Views are used to:
 reveal interior features of an object that are not
 easily represented using hidden lines
 improve the visualization of designs
 clarify multi-view drawings
 facilitate the dimensioning of complex features
 communicate material type.

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 Cutting Plane Lines
 used to indicate where the imaginary cutting takes
place.
 use extra thick lines terminated by arrow heads
showing the viewing direction
 cutting plane lines take precedence over centre lines
 identifying letters are placed near arrowheads
 sub-title (Section A-A) indicates that sectional view
is taken along cutting plane line A-A
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 Section Lines
 indicate the solid areas of a part that are imagined cut through
 indicate the type of material from which the part is made
 general-purpose section lining recommended for most drawings
 thin continuous lines drawn at 45 degrees.
 the spacing of the hatch lines should be consistent
 distance between lines…..from 1 to 3 mm depending on dwg size
 dimensions should not be placed in sectioned areas
 on adjacent parts, the section lines should be drawn in opposite
direction
 for additional adjacent parts, any suitable angle may be used to
make each part stand out separately.
 shafts, bolts, pins, keyways, etc. should not be sectioned
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 Types of Section Views
Full Section
 imaginary cutting plane fully through an
object and half of it being removed
 placed in the same position that an
unsectioned view would normally occupy
 i.e., a front section view would replace the
traditional front view

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Half Section
 passing an imaginary cutting plane halfway through an
object and one quarter of it is removed.
 Hidden lines are omitted on both halves of the section view.
 External features of the part are drawn on the unsectioned
half of the view.
 A center line, not an object line, is used to separate the
sectioned half from the unsectioned half of the view.
 Half section views are most often used on parts that are
symmetrical, such as cylinders.

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Broken-out Section
 used to show interior features of a part by breaking
away some of the object.
 used instead of a half or full section view to save
time.
 A break line separates the sectioned from un-
sectioned half of the view.
 A break line is drawn free-hand to represent the
jagged edge of the break.
 No cutting plane line is drawn with a broken-out
section view.
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Removed Section
 used to show the contours of complicated shapes
such as wing and fuselage, blades for jet engines.
 passing an imaginary cutting plane perpendicular to
a part then revolving the cross section 90 degrees.
 a removed section should be on the same sheet as
the part it represents, and it should be clearly
labeled.

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Offset Sections
 has its cutting plane bent at 90 degree angles to pass
through important features.
 Offset sections are used for complex parts that have
a number of important features that cannot be
sectioned using a straight cutting plane.
 The cutting plane is bent at 90 degrees to pass
through the hole, then bent 90 degrees again to pass
through the slot.
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