Sectioning

About sectioning: Gives general information about the Sectioning command.

 I_SectionP2.gif (335 bytes)

Create section planes: Click Sectioning.

 

Change section graphic properties: Gives information about changing line segment color, linetype, and thickness, as well as plane color.

 I_SectionSliceP2.gif (331 bytes)

Create section slices: Create a section plane then click Section Slice in the Sectioning Definition dialog box.

 I_SectionBoxP2.gif (381 bytes)

Create section boxes: Create a section plane then click Section Box in the Sectioning Definition dialog box.

 

More about the Section viewer: Create a section plane.

 I_SectionCutP2.gif (255 bytes)

Create 3D section cuts: Create a section plane then click Volume Cut.

sectioningtheme01.gif (2906 bytes)

Manipulate planes directly: Create a section plane, drag plane edges to re-dimension, drag plane to move it along the normal vector, press and hold left and middle mouse buttons down to move plane in U,V plane of local axis system or drag plane axis to rotate plane.

 

Position planes using the Edit Position and Dimensions command: Create a section plane, click Edit Position and enter parameters defining the plane position in the dialog box.

 

Position planes on a geometric target: Create a section plane, click Geometrical Target and point to the target of interest.

 

Snap boxes to planes: Create a section box, click Geometrical Target and select two or three planes.

 

Snap planes to points and/or lines: Create a section plane, click Positioning by 2/3 Selections and make your selections.

 

Export section results: Generate section results then click Export As to export to a V4 model, V5 CATPart, IGES or VRML document.

 

Capture section results: Generate section results then select Tools > Image > Capture

 

Annotate generated sections: Gives information about annotating using generic measure tools and 3D and 2D annotation tools.

 

Manage the update of section results: Generate section results, then select appropriate option in Behavior tab and exit command.

More about the contextual menu: Right-click the section feature or section in geometry area and select the command from the menu.