Isometric section view?

Cedric_Eveleigh

Is it possible to create an isometric section view in Onshape drawings? For example, the part in an isometric section view could be sectioned in a plane that is parallel to the front plane.

alnis

I don't think this is available natively, but you could use Michael Pascoe's section feature:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/bdffe7bf48f3b4155e85d073

In combination with, say, Neil Cooke's wire mesh feature:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/812383b6012526bce6bdfff9

Then, combine the grids/wire meshes into a closed composite part to keep things tidy, and put their suppression under a configuration:


In the drawing, insert the whole part studio with the sectioned configuration for your iso view and just the unsectioned part by itself for the other views:


While this isn't exactly standards-based, it's probably good enough for communicating the design.

Document link: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ae71a9f8b878c16427925fdd

Note: if you have a part studio with multiple parts, you could make another composite part (probably best to do it open to keep appearances in case you need a shaded view) that contains the mesh composite part + your part to use in drawings. Then, insert the composite part instead of the whole part studio for the iso view.

Cedric_Eveleigh

Thanks for this suggestion, but it's not worth the trouble for me. It would be nice if the functionality that I'm after was available natively.