This topic builds on my previous topic: Creating Drawing Views from 3D Fittings Models using VIEWBASE and is a new command to AutoCAD 2013 as part of the Model Documentation tools Autodesk is bring over from Inventor.
Once you have the parent view inserted (as in that example), you can now create section views quickly and easily.
Starting with that earlier parent view:
You can now create sections:
- Type in VIEWSECTION
- Pick the parent model (the first one placed in the previous blog entry)
- You will now be asked to begin placing section lines. You can pick any number of points. To draw a simple section, just pick two. For an offset section, pick more. Press Enter or right-click when complete
- When the section line is complete, you will be asked to place your section view. Under default conditions, the crosshairs will be constrained orthoganally. To move to some other location, hold down the SHIFT key. Where you place you model determines the direction of the section arrows, and therefore the section itself
You will be given an option menu. If you want to include geometry beyond the cutting plane, select Distance and specify the depth to which you want include details. Annotation will let you specify what Identifier to use for the section, and whether or not it should get a label. 'hatCh' will let you specifiy if objects that are cut will be filled with a hatch pattern.
To change the annotations, double-click on them or select their grips and check out the options.
The H-Factor 
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