Technical College of Engineering

Engineering Drawing

Lecture 14

‫زانكـــويا ثوليتــــةكنيكى يا دهـــؤك‬

Assistant Lecturer: Nazeer M. Ali ‫جامعــــــــة دهــــــــــوك التقـــــنية‬
Duhok Polytechnic University

Drawing Sectioning
Outline
• Introduction

• Cutting Plane

• Section Lines

• Rules of Sectioning

• Types of Section Drawings

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 Introduction
• Sectional views allow you to see inside an object.

• Using a sectional view can be very useful for parts

that have Complex Interior geometry.

Cutting Plane

• An imaginary plane
that defines where
the object is cut.

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 The Cutting Plane - cont.
• By taking an imaginary cut through the object
and removing a portion,

• The inside features

may be seen more
Clearly.

Sectioning Drawings

FRONT VIEW FRONT SECTION VIEW

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 Cutting Plane Symbols
• Cutting Plane Line drawn with:

• PHANTOM LINE, OR

• HIDDEN LINE type

• Arrows at the end of the cutting plane line indicate

the Direction of view for the sectioned drawing.

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The Cutting Plane - cont.

• The arrows point TOWARD the part of the object that
is VISIBLE in the sectioned view

• A sectioned drawing
follows the general
rules of any view in
Projection
MULTIVIEW drawing

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 Section View Placement
• The Section View is placed “Opposite” to the
direction of the Cutting Plane Arrows
• The arrows are rotated INTO the paper to reveal
the Section

Drawing Section Lines

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 Lines used in Section Views
• Section Lines: are used to indicate where the
cutting plane cuts the material.

– Section Lines are Thin lines.

– Section Line symbols are chosen according to

the Material of the object

– Section Lines are generally

drawn at a 45 angle.

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Section Lining Symbols

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 Creating a Section View
• The part is cut using an imaginary cutting plane.
• The unwanted portion is mentally discarded
exposing the interior construction.

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Section Example
Sectional view label

Notice how the

cut material is
shown.

Notice how the

cutting plane is
indicated.

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 Lines Used in Section Views

Shows where Section

the part is being Lines
cut.

Arrows point to
the portion being
kept.
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Rules of Sectioning

Rule 1:

• A section lined area

is always completely
bounded by a
Visible Outline.

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 Rules of Sectioning
Rule 2:
• The section lines in all areas should be Parallel.

• Section lines shown in opposite directions indicate a

Different Part.

Rule 3:

• All the visible edges

behind the cutting plane
should be shown.
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Rules of Sectioning
Rule 4:
• Hidden features should be omitted in all areas of a
section view.

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 Ribs & Web Sections
• To avoid a False impression of thickness and solidity;

• Ribs, Webs, and Gear No section

teeth, are not hatched lines in cut
area of
(sectioned) even though web

the cutting plane slices

them.
Cutting
plane
passes
through
the web 19

Types of Sections
• The type of section used depends on the situation
and what information needs to be conveyed.

1. Full Section
2. Half Section
3. Offset Section
4. Ribs in Section
5. Revolved Section
6. Aligned Sections
7. Assembly Sections 20

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 1- Full Section
• The cutting plane passes FULLY through the object.
• Used in many cases to avoid having to dimension
Hidden lines.

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1- Full Section – cont.

• Normally a view is replaced with the Full Section
View.
• The section-lined areas are those portions that have
been in actual contact with the cutting-plane.

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 2- Half Section
• A half section exposes the interior of one half of an

object while retaining the exterior of the other half.

• Half sections are used

mainly for:
– Symmetric objects or
– Assembly drawings.

• A centerline is used
to separate the two
halves.

2- Half Section – cont.

• Hidden lines should not be shown on either half.

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 3- Offset Section
• The path of the cutting plane is bent to pass through
features not located in a straight line,
• i.e. it is offset to pass through both principle features
of the object.

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3- Offset Section – cont.

• The sectioned view does not show the bend in the
cutting plane
• Hidden lines are not shown

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 4- Revolved Sections
• Used to show a small portion of a drawing.
• Show a cross-section of an area turned 90 degrees
or perpendicular to the object.
• Put into a drawing to show an area not normally
shown.

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4- Revolved Section – cont.

• The cross sectional shape of an object may be
shown in the longitudinal view by means of a
revolved section.

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4- Revolved Sections – cont.

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Civil Engineering Sections

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