MEM 201

Fundamentals of Computer Aided Design

Sectional Orthographic Views

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 Today’s Learning Objectives…

• Need for Sectional View

• Contents of Sectional view
• Identifying different kinds of sectional views.
• Sectional View Guidelines and good practices.
• Cross Hatching in AutoCAD.

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 Sectional Views

• These are views that show internal features such

as cuts, holes, step cuts as orthographic views.

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 Sectional Views

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 Purpose of Sectional Drawings

• Depict assembly of parts.

• Show internal detail.
• Replace complex orthographic views.
• Describe materials in an assembly.

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 Contents of a Sectional View
• Sectional views have:
– Cutting plane shown as edge view: cutting plane line.
– Cutting plane arrow representing the direction of line of sight.
– Section lines (hatch) shows where areas of solid material are
present.

A A

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 Different Kinds of Sectional Views

• Full Section
• Half Section
• Offset Section
• Aligned Section

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 Full Sectional View
• Cutting plane cuts fully through object.
• No Hidden Lines are shown.
• Visible Lines behind the cutting plane must be shown.

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 Half Sectional View
• Cutting plane passes halfway through object.
• Used for symmetric parts.
• Omit hidden lines.

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 Offset Sectional View
• Cutting plane line not straight but offset to pass
through important features.
• Don’t show cut formed by offset.

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 Aligned Sectional View
• Align sections cut at an angle (for circular shapes).

• Features may be projected onto plane for clarity.

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 Good Sectional View Drawing Practices
• Different parts at different angles or patterns
• Hatch spacing of about 1/16”-1/8”
• Cutting plane line .020” wide (bold)
• Section or hatch lines -- thin .007”
• Visible lines -- width .015”
• Do not show Hidden lines.
• Direction 45° – not parallel or perpendicular to boundary
• Name them on the side. A A

Section A-A
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 Position of Sectional Drawings

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 Sectioning of Holes

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 Cross Hatching in AutoCAD

• AutoCAD can apply a given pattern to fill an area.

• The area must be a closed area.
• To fill the area use the BHATCH command.

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 In AutoCAD….

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 Standard Material Patterns

• The ANSI patterns

represent the more standard
engineering materials.

• ANSI31 is the generic

material which can be used
in no material is specified.

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 Predefined Pattern Library

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 Questions
?

Note: A 20min quiz of Orthographic Views, Sectional

Views will follow next week.

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