What am I doing ENGINEERING.com. To crop a view: In a drawing view, sketch a closed profile such as a circle. To create crop views with jagged outlines simply select a crop view and in the View PropertyManager, under “Crop View” select Jagged outline. To crop a view: In a drawing view, sketch a closed profile such as a circle. Just tried it here, works for me. The view outside the profile disappears. Eng-Tips Forums ... crop view on section view. To crop a view: In a drawing view, sketch a closed profile such as a circle. You can crop any drawing view except a Detail View or a view from which a Detail View has been created. The view outside the profile disappears. The uncropped portion is enclosed using a sketch, usually a spline or other closed contour. Click Crop View (Drawing toolbar), or click Insert > Drawing View > Crop. Click Crop View (Drawing toolbar), or click Insert > Drawing View > Crop. Find out how to use standard views, add and delete views, derive more complex views such as auxiliary and crop views, and work with all the available dimensioning tools. Drawing View Jagged Outline. Click Crop View on the Drawing toolbar, or click Insert, Drawing View, Crop. I agree with CBL about contacting your VAR, you may have a bigger issue. I also tried to crop a regular view and it won't do it there either. SOLIDWORKS 2017 provides more control over the outline of Crop and Detail drawing views. The view outside the profile disappears. Chris SolidWorks 09 SP4.1 ctopher's home SolidWorks Legion. You can now make a Crop or Detail view with a jagged outline or with no outline at all. ctopher (Mechanical) 5 May 10 10:55. Crop View A crop view focuses on a portion of a drawing view by hiding all but a defined area.