ME-160

Mechanical Engineering
Drawing
Sectional Views

Course Teachers:
Dr. Mohammad Nasim Hasan
Md. Tanvir Hossain
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 PURPOSES OF
SECTION VIEWS
Clarify the views by
 reducing or eliminating the hidden lines.
 revealing the cross sectional’s shape.

Facilitate the dimensioning.

Let See the example

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EXAMPLE : Advantage of using a section view.

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 Terminology and
common practices

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 CUTTING PLANE
Cutting plane is a plane that imaginarily cuts
the object to reveal the internal features.

Cutting
plane Cutting plane line

Section lines

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 CUTTING PLANE LINE
Cutting plane line is an edge view of the cutting
plane.
Indicate the path
of cutting plane.

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 CUTTING PLANE LINESTYLES
Thick line
ANSI
This course Viewing
standard
direction

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 SECTION LINING
Section lines or cross-hatch lines are used to
indicate the surfaces that are cut by the cutting
plane.

Section
lines

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 SECTION LINES SYMBOLS
The section lines are different for each of
material’s type.
For practical purpose, the cast iron symbol is
used most often for any materials.

Cast iron, Steel Concrete Sand Wood

Malleable iron

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 SECTION LINING PRACTICE
The spaces between lines may vary from 1.5 mm
for small sections to 3 mm for large sections.

COMMON MISTAKE

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 SECTION LINING PRACTICE
It should not be drawn parallel or perpendicular
to the object line.

COMMON MISTAKE

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 Kinds of Sections

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 KIND OF SECTIONS
1. Full section
2. Offset section
3. Half section
4. Broken-out section
5. Revolved section (aligned section)
6. Removed section (detailed section)
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 FULL SECTION VIEW
The view is made by passing the straight cutting
plane completely through the part.

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 OFFSET SECTION VIEW
The view is made by passing the bended cutting
plane completely through the part.

Do not show the edge views

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TREATMENT OF HIDDEN LINES
Hidden lines are normally omitted from section
views.

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 HALF SECTION VIEW
The view is made by passing the cutting plane halfway
through an object and remove a quarter of it.

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 HALF SECTION VIEW
A center line is used to separate the sectioned half
from the unsectioned half of the view.
Hidden line is omitted in unsection half of the view.

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 BROKEN-OUT SECTION VIEW
The view is made by passing the cutting plane normal
to the viewing direction and removing the portion of an
object in front of it.

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 BROKEN-OUT SECTION VIEW

A break line is used to separate

the sectioned portion from the
unsectioned portion of the view.

Break line is a thin continuous

line and is drawn freehand.

There is no cutting plane line.

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EXAMPLE : Comparison among several section techniques

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 REVOLVED SECTION VIEW

Revolved sections show cross-sectional

features of a part.

No need for additional orthographic views.

This section is especially helpful when a

cross-section varies.

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 REVOLVED SECTION VIEW
Basic concept

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 REVOLVED SECTION VIEW
Basic concept

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 REMOVED SECTION VIEW
6. Removed section
Removed section is revolved section.

Section view is shown outside the view.

Used where space does not enough for

revolved section

Can be located elsewhere on a drawing

with properly labeled

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 REMOVED SECTION VIEW
Example : Revolved vs. removed sections.

Revolved section Removed section

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 REMOVED SECTION VIEW
Example : Situation that removed section is preferred.

Poor Preferred

Too messy !!

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 Example…
Example : Situation that removed section is preferred.

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 Example…
Example : Situation that removed section is preferred.

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 - Theodore Roosevelt
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