Modifying section viewports and section lines
Section viewports can be modified, cropped, annotated, and updated, similarly to sheet layer viewports. See Modifying viewports and Updating viewports. For a styled viewport, you might need to edit the style or change the viewport to be unstyled before making modifications; see Creating and editing viewport styles.
The appearance of a section viewport, including an interior elevation viewport, can be completely customized, from the items it displays to the attributes of those items. Copies of a section viewport on a sheet layer can look completely different. Changes to a section viewport’s appearance can be made by several methods; after changes are made, update the section viewport by clicking Update from the Object Info palette.
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Modification |
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Edit the viewport style |
Right-click on the viewport and select Edit Viewport Style from the context menu, or from the Object Info palette, select Edit Style from the Style list. |
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Change the section view |
Click Advanced Properties from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport, and modify the section view from the Extent tab |
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Change the view attributes |
Click Advanced Properties from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport, and modify the attributes of the view from the Attributes tab |
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Change the view direction of the section line (not available for interior elevation viewports) |
Click Reverse Direction from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport |
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Change the cross section appearance for sectioned items (not available for interior elevation viewports) |
The cross section appearance is set by the Section Style class. Edit the class to change the appearance of sectioned items. If the Section Style class is made invisible, the cross sections are not displayed. |
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Override the layer settings from the design layer |
Click Layers from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport, and override the layer properties. Unlike a regular sheet layer viewport, the design layer stacking order in the section viewport cannot be changed. |
Changing the layer properties of sheet layer or design layer viewports |
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Override the class settings from the design layer |
Click Classes from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport, and override the class properties of "by class" objects |
Changing the class properties of sheet layer or design layer viewports |
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Change the location of the section line |
Change the location of the section line with the Selection tool, and update the section viewport |
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Create a vertical section viewport from an unlinked section line (not available for interior elevation viewports) |
Select the unlinked section line and then select the Create Section Viewport command, or click Create Section Viewport from the Object Info palette |
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Add additional section line instances to design layers or viewports (not available for interior elevation viewports) |
Click Section Line Instances from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport, and specify the design layers or viewports where section line instances should display |
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Change the section line length, position, or type |
Change the section line with the Selection tool or the Reshape tool, and update the section viewport |
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Change the depth of a finite section |
The depth can be changed graphically or by modifying the Depth Range in the Advanced Properties of the section viewport |
Modifying section lines graphically or Advanced section viewport properties |
