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How do I create a broken section in Solidworks?

Joe Ford

How do I create a broken section in Solidworks?

To create a broken-out section:

  1. Click Broken-out Section. (Drawing toolbar), or click Insert > Drawing View > Broken-out Section.
  2. Sketch a profile.
  3. Set options in the Section View dialog box.
  4. Set options in the Broken-out Section PropertyManager.
  5. Click .

How do you show sections in Solidworks drawing?

To create a section view manually:

  1. Click Section View. (Drawing toolbar), or Insert > Drawing View > Section.
  2. To create a section view manually, click Edit sketch to display the Insert Line PropertyManager.
  3. Sketch a section line.
  4. Click to place the view.

How do you move a section view in Solidworks?

To move a drawing view, use one of the following methods:

  1. Click and drag an entity (including edges, vertices, cosmetic threads, and so on).
  2. Select a drawing view, then move (nudge) it with the arrow keys.
  3. Press Alt, place the pointer anywhere in the view, and drag the view.

How do you show a cross section in Solidworks?

To create a section view:

  1. In a part or assembly document, click Section View. (View toolbar) or View > Display > Section View.
  2. In the Section View PropertyManager, under Section 1, set the properties.
  3. To section the model with additional planes or faces, select Section 2 and Section 3 and set the properties.
  4. Click .

How do you move a section view arrow in Solidworks?

To edit the view arrow: On the view arrow, drag the center handle (to move it) or the end handle (to resize it). You can set an option to reuse the letters from a deleted view in a drawing without manually re-lettering the views.

How do you move a section view in Inventor?

Edit Section View Definition or Type Drag a line segment to move it, and shorten or lengthen adjoining line segments. Drag an arrowhead to change its direction or the length of the landing.

How do I copy a view from one sheet to another in Solidworks?

To cut, copy, or paste a drawing view:

  1. Select the view either on the sheet or in the FeatureManager design tree.
  2. Click Cut or Copy (Standard toolbar), or click Edit > Cut or Copy.

How do you copy a worksheet format in Solidworks?

All you have to do is right click on the sheet that you want and select copy. Once you copy the sheet, you can open the destination drawing and do a control-v in the property manager or Edit, Paste from the drop down menu. After you paste the sheet, you will then get an option as to where you want to place the sheet.

How do you copy a sheet in Solidworks?

Open the drawing which contains the sheet you want to copy. Right-click on the drawing sheet and select Copy from the shortcut menu as shown in figure 1 below.

How do I insert a Solidworks drawing into Word?

Embedding SolidWorks eDrawings Files in other Documents

  1. Open a new document in Word or PowerPoint®.
  2. Click Insert, Object.
  3. Select eDrawings Control for Object type, then click OK.
  4. Right-click the eDrawings Control box and select Properties.
  5. For FileName, browse to any eDrawings file, then click OK.

How do I insert a CAD drawing in Word?

Solution:

  1. In AutoCAD, select the objects that you want to insert into a Word document.
  2. Press Ctrl+C.
  3. In Word, click Home tab > Clipboard panel > Paste drop-down list > Paste Special.
  4. In the Paste Special dialog box, click AutoCAD Drawing Object and click OK.

How do I insert a drawing in Word?

Add a drawing to a document

  1. Click in your document where you want to create the drawing.
  2. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Shapes.
  3. When you find the shape you want to insert, double-click to insert it automatically, or click and drag to draw it in your document.

How do I copy a drawing in Word?

All you need to do is select the object (or objects) you wish to duplicate and then copy them to the Clipboard. This is most easily done by just pressing Ctrl+C. Paste the objects back into your drawing (Ctrl+V) and then move them to the desired position.

How do I copy and paste a shape in Word?

Copy multiple shapes at the same time using Word’s multi-click option. After clicking on the first shape to select it, press and hold down the “Ctrl” key on the keyboard. Click the additional shapes within the text box, then press the “C” key. Release both keys and the shapes are copied.

How do I copy and paste a diagram in Word?

Select the Home tab then from the Clipboard group click the Copy button. In the Word document, click where you want to paste the copied chart. Select the Home tab then from the Clipboard group click Paste.