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unable to subtract solids for sectioning

unable to subtract solids for sectioning

unable to subtract solids for sectioning

(OP)
Hello,

I have a problem in drafting. when i update a view I get the following error message:
View Update Report
------------------

View name: SX@9
View type: Section view
Error: Unable to subtract solids for sectioning.

Recommended Actions
-------------------
o Choose Ignore to restore the view to the state it was in
prior to the update. This is the DEFAULT action.
o Choose Delete to delete the view and all associated objects.

Possible Corrective Actions
---------------------------
o Validate and fix the model
o Set view to manual update
o Set view to reference
o Recreate view
o Remove view
o Suppress view update
o Fix invalid section lines
o Validate layer settings
o Unsuppress suppressed solid bodies
o Re-establish section segment associativity in
Edit Section Line

Now I know after research that this problem came from 1 part I the assembly.
This is a part of a sub assembly. When in preform a section view in the sub assembly I don't have this problem.
The problem is only in the End Assembly.
What can i do about this?

RE: unable to subtract solids for sectioning

Hi,
Please do run an EXAMINE GEOMETRY check on the part you figured out and correct any geometrical discrepancy
Best Regards
Kapil Sharma

RE: unable to subtract solids for sectioning

(OP)
Hello Kapil Sharma,

This will not fix the problem. When i preform a section view on a drawing of part then i don't get the problem.
I only get the problem on the section view in the End assembly.

RE: unable to subtract solids for sectioning

It still would be best if you went into the model file of the part that you suspect to be a problem and run Examine Geometry on it, and see what the issue will be . . . no it will not fix the problem but it may help you decipher what the problem is.

RE: unable to subtract solids for sectioning

Try to move the section slightly to the side - ( can you at all section the model on the drawing ?). If this works you might have encountered a geometric situation which the section view cannot handle.
If you cannot at all section the model, i would assume the same as the other repliers, something invalid in the model. - Does it contain imported data from , step/Iges/DXF etc ? -if so, start by looking at the imported data rather than the NX-native geometry.

Regards,
Tomas

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