apply 3d section to shaded view in drawings

[ptc-5659041]

I want to utilize an offset section that I created within my assembly but when I go to apply it within my drawing the option is greyed out. This seems like I'm missing something obvious here, is this a limitation of Creo? Is it because it's a 3d view and not a planar view or is it because i am using a shaded view? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

[MartinHanak · Accepted solution]

Daniel,

you cannot show offset section in shaded view in the drawing. This functionality is not implemented. You can display it in Part/Assembly mode, only.

Martin Hanak

[TomD.inPDX]

The fact that we cannot show a shaded section view is really sad. The Pro|WorkAround^tm is to make a next level model and cut the part at that assembly level and add this higher level model to the drawing as if it was a section. You can overlay your original offset section in order to have xhatching and edges.

[westosky]

Still no fix in Creo 5. Really PTC?

[ptc-5659041]

i agree that is seems silly not being able to show a shaded section view within a drawing but for a work around i've created an extruded cut within my skeleton part which is a shrinkwrap of the bulkhead that I want to see thru.

[TomD.inPDX]

Nice solution. This is why we still have a phantom transparent component display style in drawings.

Which give me an Idea that I need to test out.

Never mind, that didn't work either.

You still have to use overlay views to get the display style to work.

I think a few product upgrades are highly overdue in this area.

The only shaded view transparency that works is an appearance change to a transparent body or surfaces.

Which, of course, means you have to live with it in your assembly as such.

So here is an idea... drawing specific appearance changes?

[Pettersson]

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@TomD.inPDX wrote:

So here is an idea... drawing specific appearance changes?

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In the six years that has passed since this post, we've gotten Appearance States, which can do exactly this ...

Except they don't work in drawings.

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Never mind.

[rzukowski]

I did manage to make a shaded cross section in a drawing using a "zone" cross section.  It shows as a 3D section.  It worked for the special case I had but it is clunky and limited.

[westosky]

Yes creating a zonal cross section in .asm/.prt and then selecting it under "3D cross section" in the 2D Drawing View properties dialog is the solution that worked for me as well.

Very intuitive! /s