Lecture 5
Lecture 5
Instructors:
Farah Demachkieh, Ph.D.
Week 6 – Sectional Views
Section Views
Definition: An orthographic technical
drawing that reveals details about
INTERNAL features by displaying the part
as if cut by an imaginary plane.
Understanding Sections
• Section views have three main purposes:
– Document the design and manufacture of single
parts which are manufactured as one piece
– Document how multiple parts are to be assembled
or built
– Aid in visualizing internal workings of a design
Section Views
The object
Conventional hidden line technique
Section
The object cut
technique
Section Views
Visualizing a section view
Section Views
Visualizing a section view
Section Views
Visualizing a section view
Section Views
Visualizing a section view
Terminology and
common practices
CUTTING PLANE
Cutting plane is a plane that imaginarily cuts
the object to reveal the internal features.
Cutting
plane Cutting plane line
Section lines
CUTTING PLANE LINE
Cutting plane line is an edge view of the cutting
plane.
Viewing
direction
Viewing
direction
SECTION LINING
Section lines or cross-hatch lines are used to
indicate the surfaces that are cut by the cutting
plane.
Section
lines
Drawn with thin lines.
Section Line Conventions
Cutting plane lines take precedence over center lines.
Section lines should:
• Should clearly identify the cut material
• Not be too dense as this tends to obscure object lines
COMMON MISTAKE
SECTION LINING PRACTICE
It should not be drawn parallel or perpendicular
to contour of the view.
COMMON MISTAKE
TREATMENT OF HIDDEN LINES
Hidden lines are normally omitted from section
views.
Kinds of Sections
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)
FULL SECTION VIEW
The view is made by passing the straight cutting
plane completely through the part.
OFFSET SECTION VIEW
POOR GOOD
DIMENSIONING