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You are here: Home / Archive / What’s new in AutoCAD 2013: Create section and detail views

What’s new in AutoCAD 2013: Create section and detail views

May 7, 2012 by Edwin Prakoso 9 Comments

In this Article...

  • View styles
    • Section view style
    • Detail view style
  • Annotation Monitor
  • Conclusion

Do you remember in AutoCAD 2012, Autodesk add functionality to create 2D drawings from 3D models in AutoCAD. In 2013, Autodesk decide to enhance this functionality further.

In AutoCAD 2013, now you can create not only base and projected view, but you can also create section and detail views.

If you have 3D model in model space, you can create base view by accessing the tool from layout tab. Yes, Autodesk moved these tools to layout tab. They were in annotation tab before.

Remember, you need to place the views in layout. You may activate base view tool in model space, but it will place views in layout anyway.

create views

Base and projected view are already included in 2012. If you see in create view panel, you can also see section and detail view tools here.

There are several options to create section, from predefined to creating your own using object (polyline).

section types

You can create circular or rectangular detail view easily too. I don’t know if this true, but I feel creating views in AutoCAD 2013 is much faster than in 2012.

View styles

Related to these views, AutoCAD now has new styles: section and detail view styles. You can select the style from dropdown menu, or click the buttons on the left to modify the styles.

view styles

Section view style

Section view style allows you to control the identifier, arrow, etc. How the section symbol and how the section appears.

If you are already familiar with dimension style, this should be easy for you to configure.

section view style

Detail view style

Pretty similar with section view style, this style allows you to control the appearance of detail identifier and the detail itself.

detail view style

Annotation Monitor

Annotation monitor is a tool that monitor the annotation in views. Annotations like dimensions should be associated to geometries in your views. If any changes happen, they will automatically to adjust with the new size. However, if the association can’t be maintained, this monitor will give you a notification bubble. You can also see the warning on drawing where the association is broken.

annotation monitor

Conclusion

This tool is very useful for many users, especially for you who work in manufacturing industry. However, I feel Autodesk is supposed to add this features in AutoCAD 2012. Probably they don’t have enough time to develop this before. Just like Inventor files translator, they have the technology, but implement it just now.

But at least now we have it now.

About Edwin Prakoso

I work as a Solution Consultant in Datech Solutions, Tech Data Indonesia. I've been using AutoCAD since R14 and Revit since Revit Building 9. I occasionally write for AUGIWorld magazine and I am also active in Autodesk discussion forum. I'm a member of Autodesk Expert Elite, an appreciation for individuals who give contributions to the Autodesk community.
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mua ban
mua ban
7 years ago

Hurrah, that’s ᴡhɑt ӏ wwas ⅼooking foг, what a informatiоn! existing hhere at tɦis webpage, thanks admin of
this site.

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Cody Fox
Cody Fox
7 years ago

Has anyone ever had the problem of not being able to dimension a section view?

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Edwin Prakoso
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7 years ago

I never have any problem with it. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone posted about it.

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jorge
jorge
7 years ago

have you tried this tool with multiple 3d models? my company uses x-refs for the 3d models. for some reason I can only have 1 of the x-refs show up in the base view and there’s no selection feature for which x-ref (3d model) autocad uses to generate the base view. I’m using autocad 2014.

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Dominique
Dominique
8 years ago

you write with a Chinese accent lol

also, I don’t see those functions in my AutoCAD 2013

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Elroy Beauzec
Elroy Beauzec
9 years ago

What about centreline functionality? It is available in Inventor. Looks like we need to wait a little longer. It would be nice to have a detail style editor like inventor. Just a suggestion.

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frik
frik
10 years ago

there's NO such things in civil3d 2013/2014
TERRIBLE!
autodesk scumbags

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sgebenga
sgebenga
10 years ago

Detail view does not respond in my 2013 version

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Ramprakashd_84
Ramprakashd_84
11 years ago

For Manufacturing industry users, they feel their job is more easier now. We know how they suffer to get this Section and Detail views. Now it is such an excellent feature where they benefit!!!

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