The Section Blockout Function Follows on from the Grid Lines and Reduced level Insertion of parts.

By opening an area assembly containing Grid Lines and Reduced Level Parts and Selecting Get RL, EL and Grid Parts Button a list of the specified parts are added to the list.

By Selecting the Green Tick, each part contains a Blockout sketch that is used to create the Blockouts.

The Blockouts are Extruded Cuts inside the Assembly containing all of the parts in assembly in the cut. The Cut Name matches the Grid Letter or Number and the RL/EL annotation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Blockout Name is also used as a Configuration. Each Configuration can be selected resulting in the specific extruded cut (Blockout) to turn on.

This process removes the standard sections in SolidWorks drawings and is much faster.

Be prepared to wait when running this process as it will go through and create as many configurations as there are grids lines and reduced levels.

The following process of automating General Arrangements requires this process.

 

 

 

● Using this function on the Menu Bar click TSDDrawings as shown below, then select the  Icon.

 

 

● Alternately use the  button located on the Command Manager Tool Bar under TSDDrawings tab as shown below.

 

 

 

                      Video Demonstration Link

 

Click this link to go to theTSDDrawings Toolbar TSDDrawings Toolbar