Projections of a Model Drawing

General

  • The first projections are generated for the drawing at the same time you create the drawing from the model.
  • Add new projections to the drawing, if necessary.
  • You can create section and detail view projections based on projections already in the drawing.
  • You can cut "pieces" out of the projection.
  • The drawing has a so-called projection tree, which allows you to perform some actions.

Adding a projection to a drawing and most operations on projections are only possible when you have opened the drawing through the model and the model is also on the desktop.

New Projection of a Model

You can add a parallel projection, sheet-metal flattening, isometric, or other projection to a model drawing. The new projection is created based on the chosen viewing direction.

Add a model projection

New projection using an existing projection

The function can be used to create a top, bottom, right or left projection from the selected projection.

  1. Select a projection.
    • Four arrows appear on the edges of the projection to indicate the direction of views.
  2. Click a direction arrow.
  3. Select the location of the new projection.

Section View

A section view can be created from a projection of a model drawing. Section views can be created:
  • With one straight line.
    • The line can be clicked by two points or
    • The line can be clicked from a previously drawn line.
  • With a rectangular polyline.
    • This allows for the formation of a half-section as shown in the image.
  • With a polyline.
  • For more details, see Section View.

Partial Section View

In a partial section view, the area of the projection inside the boundary line is visible. The boundary line must be drawn before creating a partial section view.
  • A projection can only have one partial section view.
Principle of function:
  1. Draw a continuous closed polyline to delimit the section.
  2. Select a projection.
  3. Select the context-sensitive function Partial Section View.
  4. Click the line delimiting the section.
  5. Specify the cutting depth in the model window that opens.

For more details, see Section View Using a Line

Detail View

A detail view can be created from a projection of a model drawing and a projection of a designed drawing.

Cut a Projection

Projection cutting can be done for a projection of a model drawing or, for example, for two adjacent projections at the same time.

Principle of function
  1. Select the projection or adjacent projections to be cut.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function Cut View.
  3. Click the location of the horizontal section lines.
  4. Select Confirm (V key, middle mouse button or the context-sensitive function OK.)
  5. Click the location of the vertical section lines.
  6. Select Confirm

See details Cut a Projection.

Projection Detail

Projection details are related to an independent drawing. They shall enable:
  • Projection areas of different scales can be created for the drawing.
  • Projection areas can be defined for a cut drawing in such a way that the dimensions added to the drawing show the dimensions of the long object.
  • A long drawing can be cut into two or more projection areas.

Projection Detail

Importing a 3D View in the 2D Window

You can add a 3D model as a drawing in the 2D window. The image is not a model projection or a reference drawing.