Dubman Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I have a 4 wall room in 3D with a built in bench in the corner with a wainscot & chair rail cap behind it. I am trying to make an enlarged detail plan with a horizontal section cut just above the bench seat, but below the chair rail cap showing the section cut profile line thru the wall and the wainscot. The Clip Cube does not allow a view port to be made of the top, only the sides, & even a section view port of the Clip Cube sides does not show as a correct section, no section cut profile lines. I do not see anywhere on how to make a horizontal section cut. I have tried make the 3D model a Hybird object, but it does not show correctly the section cut profile lines. The only way I have been able to show a detail plan & elevations, and sections of a corner shelf with in my 3D model is to copy & past the object into another design layer, then I can create a view port elevation & then a horizontal section detail plan. Any suggestion ? Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Create a Section Viewport from an Front View Viewport Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 but its a 3D model of a 4 wall room, the only way to see the front elevation of the bench is a section view port thru the whole model, then it does not allow me to cut a horizontal section view port of a section view port. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 As bcd said....make a viewport (not a section viewport) of the front view of your model. Then make a section viewport at the desired elevation looking down. Then you should be able to crop the resulting viewport to show the area you want. Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 how do you make a viewport of an object with in a model & not see the objects on the other side of the room? A section view port is the only way to get an interior elevation of a 4 wall model room unless you use clip cube but then it does not allow the horizontal section cut either. How are you making a veiwport interior elevation with out seeing everything else in the room ? Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 This is a JPEG of the model plan view showing the bench in the corner of my kitchen. The second jpeg image is an bench seat front elevation made from a Clip cube view port, problem it can only be seen in wire frame, not good for a detail elevation of the bench, if I select hidden lines I loose the clip cube view & see the whole model again. I was able to make a horizontal section viewport of the clip cube view but it is only in wire frame. The only way I can do the details of the bench seat, front, side, top/plan, & sections is to copy just the bench to another design layer. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I'm confused as to whether you want an elevation, or a plan-section. If you want an elevation of the bench: 1) make a section viewport looking at the bench (you can crop this viewport on the sheet layer to see only the part of the view you want) To make the plan section, re-read previous posts: 1) make a viewport of the front of your model (not a section viewport. you will only see the wall in this view) 2) make a section viewport on the sheet layer cutting across your front view. This will give you the plan section. 3) you can move the cut line up or down as need to get the view you want. And again...you can crop this view to show only the parts you want. Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Well I guess it would be a section view port elevation of the bench seat, showing the cut section profile line of the adjacent wall & wainscot trim. You say to make a viewport of this bench in elevation but I do not see how you can make a viewport of a object with in a 4 room model. If I have the bench seat with out the walls, floor & ceiling, on a different design layer, then I can make a front elevation viewport & then the horizontal section viewport. How are you making a viewport of an object against 2 walls with in a 4 wall room model with a floor & ceiling ? Quote Link to comment
bcd Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Have you tried this? A cropped section viewport created from a front view viewport will give you exactly what you need. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 In order to help you....I need to know if you know the difference between a viewport, and a section viewport. If you're not sure, let me know so we can move forward. Try this: select : modify>create section viewport. Draw the section line from in front of the bench left to right, then double-click in the direction you want to see. A dialogue box will open....you can accept the defaults for now. It will place a section viewport onto a sheet layer, looking at your bench. Did it work? Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yes I am very sure of the difference of a Section Viewport & a Viewport. You can call this view anything you want, but in typical drafting, this enlarged detail elevation of the bench seat would show the adjacent wall & wainscot trim as a section cut profile line. Attached is a jpeg of the only way I can get this detail elevation of the bench, by using the creat section viewport tool under the view menu. This detail elevation view is correct, what I'm not able to do is to make a enlarged detail plan view, showing a section cut profile line thru the adjacent walls & wainscot trim. I do not see how you can make a "creat Viewport" viewport elevation of an object with in a 4 wall model. Regardless what you call it, how do you make a enlarged detail plan of the bench seat & adjacent walls showing the profile cut thru the walls & wainscot trim. The only wall is to make your model a Hybird object, but then this changes the model & does not show it correctly. Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oops attached is the jpeg of the elevation from creating a section viewport Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 The instructions given earlier are correct. You're just going to have to try it. Make a front view viewport of the whole model. This will get placed on a sheet layer. Then create a section viewport through the viewport, looking down. You will get the plan section you're looking for. Then crop it as needed..... Quote Link to comment
Dubman Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Thanks, finally I get it, in making the view port, it is of the whole model, this is what I did not understand, because I was seeing thru the whole model, not just the bench. I see that this is the way to make a proper floor plan view, cutting thru the walls where you want. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment
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