Technical Drawing

Sectioning

School Name Teacher Class

: Ardenne High School : Delano Senior : Ms. Allison : 114H

This technique is used to show the exterior and interior of a symmetrical object in a single projection view. The cutting plane cuts halfway to the axis or center of the object. A quarter of the object is imagined to be removed. The resulting drawing view is a half outside and half section view.

A broken-out section view cuts away a portion of an assembly in a drawing view to expose the inside. Cross hatching is automatically generated on the sectioned faces of all components. A broken-out section is part of an existing drawing view, not a separate view. A closed profile, usually a spline, defines the broken-out section. Material is removed to a specified depth to expose inner details. Specify the depth by setting a number or by selecting geometry in a drawing view. You cannot create a broken-out section on a detail, section, or alternate position view. If you create a broken-out section of an exploded view, you cannot collapse the exploded view.

Revolved section shows only the features on the cut plane. It is used to depict the section of an elongated object without the need to show the entire sectional view. Instead of projecting the section onto an adjacent view, the resulting section obtained from the cutting is revolved 90 and is placed on the same view.

If the important internal features of an object are not lying on a single plane, a full section may not be able to show all the details. Offset section is a technique whereby the cutting plane offsets to pass through various features that would otherwise be missed by a full section. Thick lines should be used at the change of direction of the cutting plane.

You can create an aligned section view in a drawing through a model, or portion of a model, that is aligned with a selected section line segment. The aligned section view is similar to a Section View, but the section line for an aligned section comprises two or more lines connected at an angle. The aligned section rotates the cut into the plane of the selected segment. Aligned section views are typically used for sectioning features that would appear foreshortened in regular section views.

Removed section is similar to revolved section in that only the cut plane is shown. However, the section is placed elsewhere on the drawing.

Part section is a technique that is used to expose a small part of the interior of an object by removing a small part of the object. The view is basically an outside view with a small portion removed. The break line is illustrated with irregular thin continuous lines.