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Hidden Lines Visible (HLV): This displays the model edges without the shaded faces. Edges
that would be hidden are displayed in a font.
Hidden Lines Removed (HLR): This displays the model edges without the shaded faces.
Edges that are hidden by the part are removed from the display.
Shaded With Edges: The model is displayed with shading, and edges are shown using HLR.
Edges can all be a single color that you set in Tools ➢ Options ➢ Colors (typically black), or
they can match the shaded color of the part. Tools ➢ Options ➢ Document Properties ➢ Colors
is where you find the document-specific setting to use the same color for shaded and wire-
frame display, which becomes very useful in an assembly when all the parts shown in
wireframe are the same color as they are when they are shaded, instead of all being black.
Shaded: The model is displayed with shading, and edges are not shown.
Shadows In Shaded Mode: When the model is displayed shaded, a shadow displays on a
plane parallel to the floor as established in the scene. The shadow is not necessarily on the
floor, but on the plane at the furthest extent of the model parallel to the floor.
Section View: This sections the display of the model. Figure 5.8 shows the Section View
command at work. You can use up to three section planes at once. Solid and surface models,
as well as assemblies, can be sectioned. You can use the spin boxes, enter numbers manually,
or drag the arrows that are attached to the section planes to move the section through the
model. Section planes can also be rotated by dragging the border of the plane. Parts can be
omitted from the cut, or the cut parts can be transparent. You can show the cut caps or leave
the cuts looking hollow.

Figure 5.8
sectioning a 3D model

◆ Clicking the checkmark icon in the Section View PropertyManager enables you to
continue working with the sectioned model, although you may not be able to reference
edges or faces that are created by the section view. It is only a displayed section; the actual
geometry is not cut.
◆ Section views can be saved either to the View Orientation box or to the Annotation View
folder, which enables 3D section views to be reused on the drawing. When you are