TechDraw ExtensionPositionSectionView

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TechDraw ExtensionPositionSectionView

Menu location
TechDraw → Extensions: Attributes/Modifications → Position Section View
Workbenches
TechDraw
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
0.20
See also
None

Description

The TechDraw ExtensionPositionSectionView tool orthogonally aligns a section view with its source view. You can select a section view or (introduced in version 0.22) select an edge and a vertex.

Usage - view selection

On the right the aligned section view

  1. Select a section view.
  2. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Position Section View button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Extensions: Attributes/Modifications → Position Section View option from the menu.
  3. The section view is aligned with its source view.

Usage - edge and vertex selection

On the right the aligned section view

  1. Select an edge (1) in a section view. The edge should match the direction of the projection.
  2. Select the corresponding vertex (2) in the source view.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Position Section View button.
    • Select the TechDraw → Extensions: Attributes/Modifications → Position Section View option from the menu.
  4. The section view is aligned with its source view.