Offset Section View

Define a profile by creating one or several lines by creating a point first and then further creating the complete profile.
Offset section view. Draw a cutting plane across the top view through the centers of each of the three holes. Offset section views in solidworks drawings allow the user to create efficient informative sections of a model. In the drawing window click offset section view in the views toolbar sections sub toolbar.
Create the first point of the profile. To do this the cutting plane line is bent or offset to pass through the features of the part. When drawing an offset cutting plane line show the line in either horizontal or vertical line segments.
What may sometimes require two or even three linear section views can sometimes be accomplished in a single offset section view. This article will discuss the different ways we can create these powerful drawing views in solidworks. Locate the section view below the front view and add the appropriate centerlines.
An offset section is a means of including in a single section several features of an object that are not in a straight line. Click the section view tool and click the top view.