Section & exploded views
According to Diepstraten et al. "the purpose of a cutaway drawing is to allow the viewer to have a look into an otherwise solid opaque object. Instead of letting the inner object shine through the surrounding surface, parts of outside object are simply removed. This produces a visual appearance as if someone had cut-out a piece of the object or sliced it into parts. Cutaway illustrations avoid ambiguities with respect to spatial ordering, provide a sharp contrast between foreground and background objects, and facilitate a good understanding of spatial ordering.”
Konarch creates two types of cutaway views; sectional view and cut-through view.
Sectional views
A portion of a product or constructed scenario is created e.g. a roof section of a house showing one square metre with each layer closest to the camera stepped back to show the layer beneath, this allows the view see all the component part layered back but also how they reside together via the side section visible in the same visual
Cut-through views
This type generally shows a complete product or object with a section removed to show the layers and components beneath. This can help give context to details that differ through a constructed scenario and where a detail is in relation to the entire object.
Sectional views can be animated, in a simple format by moving the view around the components, in a matrix style frozen time. This can be advanced by zooming in on a particular detail, fading out obstructing parts, rotate the view around these, then zoom out and fade all back in to view. This can be advanced with animation of assembly or disassembly to give greater clarity of the sequence of construction.
Developing sectional views to be interactive is highly affective in showing several products or components in a single scenario by enabling the user roll over areas or a menu to reveal a cut section and information on what it is.
All sectional view animations can be made suitable for broadcast, DVD and web, as well as developed to interactive media, allowing the user choose their stage of instruction, invite friends to view and request further information.
Contact us for further information on interactive animations and presentations.
Other common terms for this service;
- X-Ray view
- Sawed section
- Cut-out drawing
- Breakaway illustration
Exploded View
An exploded view is a visual diagram, 3D image or technical drawing of an object that shows the relationship or order of assembly of the various parts. It shows all parts of the assembly and how they fit together. In mechanical systems usually the components closest to the centre are assembled first, or are the main part in which the other parts get assembled. Exploded views can also help to represent the disassembly of parts, where the parts on the outside normally get removed first.
Exploded views are common in descriptive manuals showing parts placement, or parts contained in an assembly or sub-assembly. Usually such diagrams have the overlaid information linked to the relevant component by a leader line explaining what the part is and its particular position in the diagram.
Exploded views differ from animated assemblies by showing all the relevant parts at one time, were the latter shows parts coming in to view before assembling.
Prototypes for construction products can be technically correct but aesthetically unfinished or unsuitable for placing in a real environment in order to photograph for marketing. This is where 3D visualisation becomes highly affective as it enables construction product manufacturers and distributors create marketing material and visual demonstrations while the real product is being tooled up after prototype sign off, speeding up marketing launch and promotion.
Animations can be created showing the complete product then moving through to an exploded view; from here in a simple format by moving the view around the components, in a matrix style frozen time. This can be advanced by zooming in on a particular group of components, fading out obstructing parts, rotate the view around these, then zoom out and fade all back in to view…
Other terms for this service;
- Exploded Drawing
- Disassembled Illustration
- Exploded General Arrangement
- Virtual prototyping
- Technical Illustration
- 3D Visualization
