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Copying a section line to another view?

Copying a section line to another view?

Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
Hi all,
I've got a mold drawing in which I show seperate plan views of the ejector and the cover halves.  I have a stepped section called out in my ejector plan view.  The actual section however is cut through the entire tool, both cover and ejector halves.  Is there an easy way for me to show that section line in the cover plan view to show where that cut is?  Or do I just have to draw it over the existing one manually and move it over to the cover plan view as I've been doing?

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

Are you adding these extra lines as a result of a drawing standard (ANSI, DIN, ISO, etc) or at someone's request?

Our company often uses stepped section views without any problems (without adding any extra lines). It sounds like you may just be making more work for yourself.

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
customer request.....

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
I'm not adding "extra" lines.....I'm showing where the stepped section (the one that's actually created in my ejector plan view) is cut in my cover plan view.  I use "hide component" to show the proper half in my plan views.  The section view however shows both halfs...as intended.  So I need to show where that section is cut in both plan views.  By manually creating it I have to redo it anytime I change where the steps are.  For example, if a core pin is moved.  I was hoping someone would tell me there's a way to link it to the primary section line.  I know...wishful thinking :)

Thanks...

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

So basically, you want to create 1 section view out of 2 parent views?  Not sure of any CAD software that can do that.  Each view can only have 1 parent.  The easiest way around this (in my opinion) is to create 2 different section views, then try to align the views if you can.  Hard to offer suggestions without seeing your drawing & views.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
Well...yeah...kind of.  I just want an easy way of copying the section line to another view.  I didn't think there was an easy way to do it but thought I'd ask.  The section line isn't selectable to "transform" so right now I just manually create one right on top of the original and then transform that.  Downside is I have to recreate it every time a segment moves.  It's not something I imagine anyone would use much in product design....but it's common in tool designs where each half of the tool has seperate plan views but common section views.  It's just another bump in the road while everyone starts going to 3d tool designs and tries to get their customers to think a little differently...lol.

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

Couldn't you create a second section line mimicking the first, and place the second section view on a sheet titled scratchpad (or something similar to differentiate from "official" drawing sheets)?  Or modify the second section's view boundaries so that nothing will show?  As with most things UG, there are many ways to accomplish the same thing, not all of them simple.

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
That's a thought...I would just have to "unhide" the other half of the tool to select the proper cut locations and edit the callout to match the master(A-A).  Only problem I can see is when a step is made in the middle of nowhere on the master you have to try to match it...but that shouldn't be much of an issue.  Good idea ewh....

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

I have the same problem also HellBent, being a die designer. I don't find UG to be very friendly to our kind of design and drafting practices. We even added the progressive die wizard add-on for UG. A big waste of money. Have you used the mold wizard? The die wizard is based on it.  

RE: Copying a section line to another view?

(OP)
Hi there Dieman...yeah we use Mold Wizard and I've done a lot of product design in UG as well.  You're right...the drafting side doesn't necessarily cater well to making drawings look similar to the "old school" 2d drawings that all of the customers are used to.  We fight our way through it but it costs us a lot of time.  Our customers seem to be coming around a little at a time.  They're seeing the benefits of doing everything in solids and starting to let us do things a bit differently with the drawings.

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