Pro, Platinum
Pro, Platinum
Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum Pro, Platinum
Creates a section entity that creates sections of 3D solids.
Accessing the Command
command bar: sectionplane
menu bar: Model | Sections | Section Plane
toolbar: Sections | 
: sectionplane
Prompts you in the command bar:
Specify start point or [select Face/Draw/Orthographic]: (specify the start point of the section plane)
Specify through point: (specify a second point)
The section plane is defined through the two points and perpendicular to the XY-plane of the current UCS.
The part of the 3D solids at the right hand side of the section plane is cut away.
Command Options
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Select the planar face of a 3D solid. The section plane coincides with the selected face. The Live Section property is turned on automatically. |
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Define 2 points to define a planar section plane; define multiple points to create boundary section plane for jogged sections. You are prompted in the command bar: Specify start point: Specify the first point. Specify next point: Specify the second point. Specify next point or ENTER to finish: Specify the next point(s) of the section plane. Press Enter to stop specifying points. Specify the direction of the section entity: Specify a point to define the view direction of the section plane. The section plane is created through the specified points and perpendicular to the current UCS. The Image below shows the result of a 4 point boundary section plane.
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A section plane entity with an orthographic orientation relative to the current UCS is created. The options are: Front, Back, Top, Bottom, Left and Right. Orthographic section planes are created through the center of the bounding box that contains all 3D entities in the drawing. The Live Section property is turned on automatically. The images below show the result of the various orthographic section planes, including the cut-away geometry. |
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Operations
Align a section plane to a face
To create a vertical section plane
To create a horizontal section plane
To create a vertical jogged section plane
To create a horizontal jogged section plane
To create a orthographic section plane
To edit the properties of a section plane
To modify the size and position of a section plane
Related Commands
LiveSection - switches the Live Section property of a section plane on or off.
Section - creates section planes of 3D solids; the results are region entities.
SectionPlaneSettings - defines the properties of a section plane entity in the Drawing Explorer - Section Planes dialog.
SectionPlaneToBlock - saves the selected section plane to a 2D cross section / elevation block or a 3D cutaway section block.
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Front
Back
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