open the design lego / 2x4 block . open the drawing A4layout and use save copy as to save a copy . open the copy . select drawing / sheet setup and set the scale to 2:1 . select drawing / add modelling view . select from workplane and select the 2x4 block

select drawing / new sketch . call the sketch sectionA . use the select features tool to select the centre hidden circle


select line / project features . right click and select toggle construction to set the projected circle as a construction line . select the line tool and draw a horizontal line from the centre of the circle to outside the right edge of the brick



and from the centre of the circle to outside the left edge of the brick . this sets the cutting plane for the section view . draw a short vertical line from the end of the second line and make it into a construction line . this sets the direction for the section view



select the plan view of the lego brick with the select views tool . select drawing / add section view . the default name for the section is A . check the sectional view option and select OK



select drawing / new sketch . call the sketch sectionB . use the select features tool to select the left-hand hidden circle



select line / project features . right click and select toggle construction to set the projected circle as a construction line . select the line tool and draw a vertical line from the centre of the circle to outside the top edge of the brick . and from the centre to outside the bottom edge of the brick to set the cutting plane . draw a horizontal construction line to set the direction



select the plan view of the lego brick . select drawing / add section view . the default name for the section is B . select the sectional view option




sections do not have to follow a straight path for the cutting plane . select drawing / new sketch . call the sketch sectionC . use the select features tool to select the centre of the top-right prong



select line / project features . right click and select toggle construction to set the projected circle as a construction line . select the line tool and draw the path to set the cutting plane . draw a horizontal construction line to set the direction



and add the section view



the section arrows and text need to be resized . select drawing / sheet setup and drawing standard . select modify and select the section line tab . set the arrow length to 7 and the width to 3.5 . set the text height to 3.5 and select OK

and use the select annotation tools to set the A-A . B-B and C-C text to 3.5

 


 


 

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