2D drawings - Surface body

Is it possible to create sectional view of a "Surface body" in 2D
drawing?


SW 2006, SP5.0
Thanks,
J.Rathakrishnan

 

No.

The closest you can come is to trim the surface where you want to
section it and make a drawing of that.

 

You can use the thicken feature to thicken the surface body which in
turn will be cut by a section line in a drawing.

Sam

 

Basically, we are building light weight models for our heavy
equipements to use it for Plant Engineering. Surface Body parts are
less in file size than Solid Body parts. But the only BIG issue is I
couldn't make any section views of that. Even Surface Bodies are not
appeared in a section view eventhough the section line is not cutting
that body.

Thanks,
JRat

 

I am very happy Paul, to see a reply from you. I realy inspired by your
web site zxys.
Sure Paul, I will send an ER to SolidWorks now.

SW2005, SP5.0
JRat

 

Refer below, there are already few ERs (2 and 3) related to my post.
However I have also registered my suggestions in SoildWorks Enhancement
Request forum.

Thanks,
JRat
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1. When you delete a section or detail view; the lettering scheme skip
that letter on future created section or detail view.

2. Can not create section views of surface bodies

3. Displaying surfaces when creating a section view in a drawing

4. Ability to create sectioned Isometric views.

 

In the model, you can do a Section View and the surface previews as
cut, but when you accept the section, the surface reverts to being
un-cut. That's one that frustrates me big time. Plus, you can't
select surfaces when in section view mode.