Creating Multi-Plane Section Views from an FTA View or Capture

You can create an offset or aligned multi-plane section view in an layout from an existing FTA (Functional Tolerancing & Annotations) multi-plane section view, or from an FTA capture associated to a multi-plane section view.

Note: Multi-plane section views are not associative to FTA views or captures.

Before you begin:
  • Open a 3D shape representation containing a 2D layout with a front view, and containing at least one multi-plane section view created in FTA, and possibly one FTA capture associated to a multi-plane section view.
  • Click and select Mechanical > 2D Layout for 3D Design to open the layout in the 2D window, alongside the 3D window.
Related Topics
About Offset or Aligned Multi-Plane Section Views
Creating a Filtered View From an FTA Capture
Creating a Multi-Plane Section View
About View Callouts
Creating a View Using Generative View Styles

  1. In the 2D window, click New View From in the Layout toolbar (Views sub-toolbar).

    The Tools Palette toolbar appears. You will not need it for this scenario.

  2. Perform either of the following operations:

    • Select the FTA multi-plane section view.

    • Select the FTA capture associated to a multi-plane section view.

    Important: You can select the following types of FTA multi-plane section views or captures associated with a multi-plane section view:
    • Offset section view,
    • Offset section cut,
    • Aligned section view,
    • Aligned section cut.

    The Tools Palette toolbar automatically disappears, as the views are considered to be fully defined by their reference FTA multi-plane section views in naming, type, orientation and scaling.

    A preview of the created 2DL multi-plane section view is displayed under the pointer and moves along with it.

  3. Click on the sheet at the location where you want the view to be positioned. In case you have selected several multi-plane section views, click in the sheet as many times as necessary to position all the 2D Layout views.

    The multi-plane section view is created and is represented in the specification tree along with its sub-views as children nodes.

  4. Optional: If a message box is displayed, prompting you to confirm the creation of a callout, click OK and select a suitable view for callout creation. For more information, refer to About View Callouts.

The multi-plane view is created along with its callout.


  • If you selected the FTA multi-plane section view:

  • If you selected the FTA capture associated to a multi-plane section view:

Notes:

  • When selecting a capture, FTA annotations are added in sub-view's filters. Furthermore, the FTA annotation set is added in the section view's filter (it is therefore invisible in the clipped background).
  • When selecting an FTA view, by default, annotations are not displayed. You need to add them manually in the sub-view's filters.