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Use a Polyline to draw a multi-segmented section line on the Plan view. Image Removed

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Click Create by View Line. Image Removed

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If you want to assign text to the view (such as a letter), enter it in the Text field of the Inspector Bar.
First select the view whose sectional view you want to create. Image Removed

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Then select the view line, in this case, the polyline. Image Removed

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In the next step you define the viewing direction. Move the cursor to switch between the two direction options. Image Removed

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Click when the direction is correct. Image Removed

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Note: You can also change the viewing direction after the section line is created. Open the section line's Properties to the Format page, and check (or uncheck) Forward Side.

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The aligned view is created and is listed in the Drafting Palette, even though it does not yet appear in the drawing. Image Removed

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Insert the aligned view into the drawing, setting the scale according to the Plan view. By default, this is an Aligned view - what you see is equivalent to "unfolding" the polyline. Image Removed

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To switch to a non-aligned view, open the view's Properties to the Format page. Deselect Aligned View. Image Removed

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The view is no longer "unfolded." Image Removed

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For another way to change an aligned section view, use the Edit Tool on the polyline (see Edit Tool). Image Removed

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Change the polyline by moving, adding, or deleting nodes. The sectional view updates as you change the polyline. Image Removed

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If you want to add or change characters on the section line, use the General and Text pages of the section line's Properties. See Properties of Section Lines

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In this example, the lower view is a sectional view looking in the direction of Line A-A. Image Removed

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And this is the section taken at Line A-A. Image Removed

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