SECTIONAL DRAWINGS

SUBJECT: TECHNICAL DRAWING

TEACHER: MRS. YOUNG- McCARTHY
CLASS: 10S1
 WHAT IS A SECTIONAL DRAWING?
 A section is an imaginary cut taken through an object to reveal the shape or interior
construction. Fig.(a) shows the imaginary cutting plane in perspective view.
 The imaginary cutting plane is projected on a standard view so that the sectional
view with orthographic representation is obtained as shown in Fig.(c).
 A sectional view must show which portions of the object are solid material and
which are spaces. This is done by section lining (cross-hatching) the solid parts with
uniformly spaced thin lines generally at 45º
PURPOSE OF A SECTIONAL DRAWING

Sectional drawings clarify the views by:

 reducing or eliminating the hidden lines.
revealing the cross sectional’s shape.
Describing the material

Facilitate the dimensioning

PURPOSE OF A SECTIONAL DRAWING?
The interior features are represented by hidden lines in
usual orthographic views, which results in confusion and
difficulty in understanding the drawing (Fig. 1a).

In order to show such features clearly, one or more views

are drawn as if a portion had been cut away to reveal the
interior (Fig. 1b).

This procedure is called sectioning and the view showing

the cut away picture is called section view
COMPONENTS OF A SECTIONAL VIEW
 CUTTING PLANE
 Cutting plane is an imaginary plane that cuts through the object.

 A section view is obtained by viewing the object after removed

the cover up part in the direction normal to the cutting plane.

Location and direction of a cutting plane depend on a hidden

feature that is needed to be revealed.
CUTTING PLANE LINE
These lines indicate where the cutting plane cuts the
material. Section lines are drawn at 45° angle
TYPES OF SECTIONS
TYPES OF SECTIONS

The following are types of sections:

 Full Sections

 Half Sections

 Offset Sections

 Revolved Sections

 Removed Sections

 Broken Out Sections

 FULL SECTION

 In a full section, the cutting plane line

passes fully through the part.

 Normally a view is replaced with the full

section view.

 The section-lined areas are those

portions that have been in actual contact
with the cutting-plane.
 HALF SECTION
Half Section is used to the exterior and
interior of the part in the same view.

The cutting-plane line cuts halfway through

the part and removes one quarter of the
material.

The line that separates the different types

(interior and exterior) may be a centerline
or a visible line.
 OFFSET SECTIONS

• In sectioning through an irregular object it is

often desirable to show features that do not
lie in a straight line by offsetting or bending
the cutting plane. Such a section is called an
offset section. The offsets or bends in the
cutting plane are all 90 degrees and are never
shown in the section view.
 REVOLVED SECTION

• Revolved sections are drawn directly on to the

outside view to indicate the cross- sections of the
object. It shows cross-sectional features of a part. No
need for additional orthographic views. This section
is especially helpful when a cross-section varies.
 REMOVED OUT SECTION
This type of section is a revolved section drawn outside of the normal view.

They are used if there is restricted space for section or dimensioning prevents
the use of an ordinary rotated section.

Several sections may be required when shape of the part is not uniform.

 These sections are represented by a series of cutting planes and identifying

letters (e.g. Section A-A, B-B, C-C and so on).
DIMENSIONING IN
SECTION VIEW