Making modifications to a section view (treating it like a new drawing)

So I've been struggling with SW 2006, in an effort take take a bunch
of cross section views of my part, and print them out on a laser
cutter.

Basically what I'm trying to do, is take my part, and split it into
sections every 2mm, so that I can cut it out of foam, and then stack
them up to create the 3D shape...

So I start with my 3D part, then I selected "Make Drawing from
Assembly," at which point I can take the appropriate section views.
The problem is that I then need to take these section views, and
modify them so that they fit on the laser cutter stage, which involves
moving around/modifying the cross section view. For example moving
disjoint parts closer together. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to
do this...

So basically what I'm asking, is:
Is there a way to disassociate a section view from the original part,
so that I modify resulting "drawing"???

Thanks,
-=Abe

 

Just a thought, my 2 cents, etc.

1. Create your section views as needed on one sheet. (Use sketch
pattern for your 2mm offset construction/section lines)
2. Create additional sheets, one for each section
3. Drag each section to its own sheet (Optional: hide all but the
active section)
4. Export each sheet to dwg or dxf
5. In dwg editor select the portions you want to move and move them.

My guess is that your laser eats dxf or dwg so the last two steps are
going to happen anyway.

It may be possible to automate part of this.

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What do you think this is? Autocad for art pansies? If you want to do
that, export your drawing to Autocad and do it there.

Daisy (to go with your pansy).

 

Good Call on the export to dxf option!!! That does the tick!

Thanks a lot!
-=Abe