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February 2, 2018
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How to make drawing view normal to a slanted surface?

  • February 2, 2018
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Seems like this should be something that is very easy to do, but I'm having difficulty finding out how to do it.  I have an angled bracket made out of sheet metal.  There is a 45 degree angle bend and on that bend there are two holes going through it normal to the surface.  I want to have a drawing view flat on that surface so I can dimension the hole position properly.  How do I do this?

 

I tried creating a view in the view manager normal to the surface with the holes and saved that view, but it doesn't come up in the drawing when I try to select a view using General View. In SolidWorks this was very easy to do, but I can't figure out how to do this in Creo.

Best answer by StephenW

The easiest way is in the drawing, layout tab, auxillary view, select the edge of the part that is at the angle you want to project. Then drag the view out in the direction you want it to project.

If you have the axis showing in the drawing, you can select the axis instead of the edge.

 

 

 

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23-Emerald III
February 2, 2018

The easiest way is in the drawing, layout tab, auxillary view, select the edge of the part that is at the angle you want to project. Then drag the view out in the direction you want it to project.

If you have the axis showing in the drawing, you can select the axis instead of the edge.

 

 

 

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February 2, 2018

Hmm I've tried doing that. Auxiliary view does work when I click on the edge of the flat surface, but when I click on the edge of the 45 degree bend surface then it does not pull out and won't let me create the view.

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February 2, 2018

Is it a compound angle? (the edge is not truly flat on the screen)

Most of the time, if I have an axis, I use the axis, because you know it will always be perpendicular to the surface you want flat to screen.

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