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Autodesk Design Review Getting Started Guide
. To more fully interrogate the model, you’ll want to pull apart and
cross section the model.
• To pull apart, select the Move and Rotate button , and
then in the Model palette or on the canvas, click the object or
objects that you would like to move or rotate. You can move
the object along the corresponding plane.
• To cross section the model, select the Cross Section button
and select a section plane.
• A transparent purple sheet (the section plane) and a tripod
drop into the center of the model, cutting through the model
to reveal a cross section. The section plane can be moved or
rotated to reveal a dierent cross section each time. XY, YZ,
and XZ each represent a plane defined by two of the three
axes of the tripod that opens.
. DWF files may be published with or without Animations, Assembly
Instructions, or table data, such as parts lists or bills of materials.
When a DWF file is published, the author can include any of this
information to share with the product team.
• Animations allow reviewers to users to observe the details of
assembly and/or component objects more closely and see how
and in what order they fit together. The Animations palette lists
the animation views, chapters, and sequences in an expanded
tree view. The animations can be viewed by selecting the
sequence and by using the animation tools, in the main toolbar
to control the sequence. The same set of tools—measure,
markup, annotate, and snapshot can all be used with the
animation sequences to help coordinate design reviews.
(Figures D & E)
• Assembly Instructions are attached to individual sequences
in an animation by the designer. They explain, step by step,
how to create the currently loaded assembly. They can include