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V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

(OP)
I have inherited a drawing that has a section view, Section A-A.
Unfortunately the defining view for Section A-A is incorrectly orientated.
Does anyone know a way to change Section A-A to be called out from a new view without re-creating it?
This will save a lot of time as there are other views called out from Section A-A.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

Syncronize View Definition might do what you are looking for, if I understand the explanation of the issue correctly. Right click the section, navigate to Section A-A object, then just past 1/2 way down.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

(OP)
Thanks but this didn't help.
I really need something that points the section view to a new view.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

double click the section line and switch the orientation using the proper function in the toolbar. this will reverse section orientation. not sure section view children will follow properly.

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

(OP)
Thanks, but the problem is not the direction of the section view.
It is the rotation of the defining view of the section.
I am not sure how it was generated in the first place but it is has the XZ plane rotated 16 degrees from the model which means that all the child views are incorrect.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

well with the same double click you can define a new line that will replace the existing one if you use the replace profile function.

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

(OP)
Thanks for your suggestions but these only change the way the section is defined from a particular view.
What I need to do is change the definition from one parent view to a new parent view.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

on the child view do right click...view object-> the solution is here

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

Can you just modify the projection plane of the defining view?

Aside from that, the functionality you're describing sounds like a V4 functionality that if V5 replicated it, I haven't found it yet.

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: V5 R20 Change defining view of a section view

(OP)
Thanks for the suggestions. It would seem that it's not possible to change a section view's parent to a new view.
I have now recreated all the views below the original parent.

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