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SW2007 Section Location Reverence

SW2007 Section Location Reverence

SW2007 Section Location Reverence

(OP)
OK, in some places I've seen a box something like to show where a section is located and to back-reference where the section is cut (similar with detail views):

-------  2
|    /|
| E / |
|  /  |
| / 3 |
|/    |
-------

Is there a way to make this as a symbol in solidworks, would I have to make a sketch block or something?  I can't see anything like this buried in any symbol or in the section property manager, which is where it should just be, and it should update automatically, in my opinion.  There is a split circle, is that fairly standard for a section, as opposed to a square?

Thanks in advance.

RE: SW2007 Section Location Reverence

(OP)
If anyone has any other ideas, that'd be great, but for now I went ahead and made a block.

RE: SW2007 Section Location Reverence

Making your own block will work. I have not seen one already created within SW.

Chris
SolidWorks 07 4.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 04-21-07)

RE: SW2007 Section Location Reverence

I think there's a FAQ or thread about how to make one's own symbols somewhere on eng-tips.  Try a search.

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
sw.fcsuper.com
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group

RE: SW2007 Section Location Reverence

(OP)
Thanks, but by symbols, if you mean the blocks, yeah, I already got that set, if you mean the bubbles/triangle type symbols and making own, with an interface to put in text with a form instead of editing the block, that'd be very beneficial.  I'll do a search, thanks!

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