"Cut view" of assembly

I have an assembly and would like to see it "as if cut at a plane" - it would in this case be at a plane along a shaft centre line.

How is that done?

You can use the section tool, or you can actually cut it using the Insert>Cut with Surface feature and use a plane (or a surface) as your surface.

HTH, Muggs

I believe that by "section tool" Muggs means the Main Menu\View\Display\Section View choice.

Ken

The sectioning tool in 2005 works well.

Another option is an assembly level cut (Insert-Assembly Feature-Cut), Draw sketch and revolve/extrude.

RMB on feature to edit feature scope to exclude/include components

This allows isometric views of a sectioned part in drawings.

Tuck this cut into a assembly configuration called sectioned...

-Blair