SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
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Hello
Is it possible in NX6 to show a drawing's section lines in more than one view? I'm wanting to show the same section view lines in another sheet in the same file.
James
Is it possible in NX6 to show a drawing's section lines in more than one view? I'm wanting to show the same section view lines in another sheet in the same file.
James





RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
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RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
James
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
edit > view > move/copy view > make sure "copy" is toggled on > bottom-middle icon is "to another view"
Let me know if you need help manually editing the view name.
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
James
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
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RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
James
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
The first thing that comes to mind is a layer "visible in view" issue
format (pull-down) > visble in view > click on copied view > make sure that the layer that has the section lines is set to "visible" > ok
You may want to compare the original view with the copied view to make sure the visible layers are the same for both views
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
Suppose you have created a section view "A-A" from a parent view "Front1" (for e.g.)
Now you want to show Only "Section lines" on another view "Front2".
Solution:
Goto Preferences->Section Line...
in the Dialog box goto Settings and select "Create section line 'Without Section View'"
Now create section view from "Front2", to create "only section lines"
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
Let me try & describe this a little better:
I have a NX6 file with multiple drawing sheets.I'm making drawings of a tool with two distinctive halves, a bottom half & a top half. In the first sheet I've placed a "bottom view" with all the visible in view layers turned off except layer one which the bottom half assembly file is on. I then placed multiple section lines on this sheet to created multiple section views which I placed on other sheets. I now need to show these same section line overlaid on the top half but with the bottom not not visible because it would obstruct the view. On this "top half" sheet I've created a "top" view with all the visible in view layers turned off except layer 2 which the top half assembly file is on. I now need the same section lines from the bottom half sheet to show on this top half sheet.
I hope this isn't too wordy.
James
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
Go back to the original drawing move your view back to its original sheet. Now copy that view into the new sheet. The secttion lines will not be there. Now import the part with only the section lines that you created. And pick the origin on the new view the exact same as the one used as the defining feature as noted above. I've used this on drawings where the main view had 20 sections dependant on it. It works perfectly every time. Only issue is the new section lines are not associative.
Rob
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
As per Rob's post, the section lines imported will not be asociated with any view, and are only placed on existing view as curves (or group of curves).
The solution that I had posted was to Recreate these section lines (only section lines) on Top view of "Top Half Assembly" also, similar to bottom view of "Bottom Half Assembly".
Although you are creating Two similar sections (one with section view and one without section view), one advantage you get is, these newly created section lines are not just dumb curves, you can edit them similar to other section lines.
RE: SHOW SECTION LINES IN MULTIPLE VIEWS
James