Creating an aligned section view in SolidWorks,
is very similar to creating a section view.
In fact, we have to go in through that option,
through that feature to make it.
So, if we go up to our view layout tab,
and select section view.
The bottom right option,
that we have here is aligned.
To create an aligned section view.
I'm now going to drag my cursor out on the screen.
And you can see,
instead of having a singular profile,
it is two separate lines that I'm going to
direct their orientation.
So because I'm using a circular object over here,
I'm going to go to the center point of this hole,
click on that to position the first line.
And now I'm going to rotate around to a different position
to select the second line.
So I've positioned the first one through here
and the second line through here.
I'm going to hit OK.
Now when I drag over,
I get a section view.
But you can see,
I didn't go straight up through.
So right here is the break point.
And if you think about it like this,
this view from here to here,
is this section.
And this
line from here
to here,
is this section.
All right.
And if I want to,
I can take this,
right click,
go to edit cutting line.
And change this orientation.
I can edit this sketch,
so it goes through another set of coordinates.
Right now I'm just going to leave it.
And this is the same as a section view.
You can edit it's profile.
Right clicking on it and going to edit cutting line.
If I click on the section view,
I can flip the direction,
inward and outward.
And all the other properties that are available to me.
For other section views are also here as well.
An aligned section view is really just an option
for the section view feature.