Offset Cross-section (One Side)

[Maike13]

I'm having a problem trying to create an offset cross-section (One Side) for a part in Wildfire 4 (I've also tried it in the student version of Wildfire 5 with the same results). I'm not sure if this is a Pro/E bug/limitation or if I'm doing something wrong. Here's what I do.

1. Open View Manager
2. Select the Xsec tab
3. Click New and then Enter to accept the default name.
4. Select Offset and One Side then Done from the Menu Manager.
5. Click on the Top plane in the Model tree to select it as the sketching plane for the cross-section profile.
6. Click OK to accept the default direction.
7. Click Default to accept the Default Sketcher view. The Sketcher opens.
8. Draw the cross-section profile in the Sketcher and click Done in the Sketcher toolbar.

I can now right-click on the new cross-section view and select Visible to see the cross-section hatched withing the part, but I can't select Set Active to activate the cross-section.

If I try the procedure above but select Two Sides instead of One Side, I can again make the cross-section visible, but I can also set is as active, although it is, of course, the section on both sides of the Top plane and not just on one side like I want.

I've included a zip file with two .prt models (Wildfire 4), one with the One Side cross-section and one with the Two Sides cross-section. Try and activate the cross-section (View Manager - Xsec tab - right-click on cross-section name - select Set Active). For me this only works for the Two Sides cross-section. I've also included a pdf showing the two parts.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Mike



2012-01-22_145134_Offset_Cross-sections.zip

 

[design-engine]

In the past version of Pro/ENGINEER I've found problems obtaining a cross section when there was an error in the geometry. Serious GEOM CHECKS would give you a problem in the cross section. I did not down load your models but for what it's worth...

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

It was surprising for me. So I created a model and
followed the steps. I found that
Half cross sections in Model are cosmetic.
If one wishes to have a half cross sections create a full
cross section in Model and get the half cross section in
Drawing.
1. Half cross sections in Model are cosmetic.
2. If one wishes to have a half cross sections create a
full cross section in Model and get the half cross section
in Drawing.

 

[kdem]

If I understand how you created your section correctly (I haven't been able to try your directions myself), I think thereason it doesn't show on the solid model is you have defined the section in such a way that it doesn't cut completely through the model. Try just a regular cross-section as one side and see what happens. I believe one side and two sidecontrols what cross-sections are shown in the view definition on a drawing (not positive since I can't try at the moment). In other words if you create a cross-section on the SIDE plane as two side you will be able to select it in both a left and right view and you will be able to flip the direction. Ifthe section iscreated as one side I think you can only select the section for the view in which you would see the cut side (not positive on this). Not sure if it can be done with a zone cross-section (can't try it right now) but my guess is with the cut geometry you want to show a zone cross-section is what you would need to define if it can be done.
Edited by: kdem

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

no way. Offset cross sections with ONE side cut work only
in the Drawing. Else it is only a cosmetic feature.

 

[Maike13]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Nice to know that for once it wasn't "operator error"

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I tried kdem's suggestion and found I could get the model cross section I was looking for using a zone cross-section.

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

I could get the model cross section I was
looking for using a zone cross-section.

Zone Cross sections are Planar. In the sense,
they take the Planes as reference. I could not see a Zone
cross-section taking a sketch for making the cross
section. Unless I am missing something.

 

[Maike13]

I could get the model cross section I was

looking for using a zone cross-section.

Zone Cross sections are Planar. In the sense,

they take the Planes as reference. I could not see a Zone

cross-section taking a sketch for making the cross

section. Unless I am missing something.

Thanks for the help. You're correct. I had to use planes to define the cross-section, not a sketch, but it gave me the result I was looking for. I've attached a pdf showing the model and the "zones".

Mike

2012-01-26_090051_Zone_Cross-section.zip

 

[skraba]

If you draw a box or a rectangle instead of a straight line, when creating offset cross-section youget zone cross section - not a real one, but it is shown as a zone cross section.