Create a revolved section view
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Choose Home tab→Drawing Views group→Section View
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Click a multi-line cutting plane.
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On the command bar, select the Revolved Section View option
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If you selected a cutting plane with non-parallel first and last lines, click the first or last line to define a fold angle for the section view.
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On the drawing sheet, click to position the revolved section view.
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A cutting plane can be used to create only one section view. Before you can use a cutting plane to create another section view, you must delete the first section view.
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To hide edges created by a cutting plane line with multiple segments, clear the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices option. You can set this option in two places in the draft document.
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To set this as a preference for new section views, on the QY CAD Options dialog box, click the Edge Display tab, and then click Advanced.
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To show or hide the cutting plane line edges in an existing drawing view, from its shortcut menu, choose Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.
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To change the section view direction, right-click the cutting plane line used to create the section view, and then choose the Flip Direction command on its shortcut menu.
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You can use fill and hatch styles to define the patterned area of a section view.
Section view options
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You can change the revolved section view to a simple section view by selecting the view and then deselecting the Revolved Section View option on the command bar.
You can use the Section Only option to create a thin-section view that displays only the graphics that are physically cut by the cutting plane.
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For assembly models, you can use the Model Display Settings dialog box to show and hide parts before you click to place the section view.
Section view alignment
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When you click to position the section view, the section view is created so that it is aligned with the cutting plane.
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If you specified a fold line, then the new view is aligned to the fold line.
Section views from section views
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You can create a new section view using an existing section view.
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You can create a new section view from a rotated view. The new view has no alignment.
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