Create 3D Section Planes



Flat	Press the down arrow key and select Flat to create a flat section plane. Refer to Create 3D Flat Section Plane for further information.
Perpendicular	Press the down arrow key and select Perpendicular to create a perpendicular section plane. Refer to Create 3D Perpendicular Section Plane for further information.
Previous	Press the down arrow key and select Previous to undo the last action.
Side	Press the down arrow key and select Side to define which side of the section plane displays in the view. A hatched area indicates the side of the section plane that an area of the view is removed from.
Close	Press the down arrow key and select Close to create a closed section plane.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.
Open	Press the down arrow key and select Open to create an open ended section plane by moving the cursor across the view.

Create 3D Perpendicular Section Plane

Creates a flat section plane that is perpendicular to the view direction/orientation. Multiple points are selected to define an area. The part of the view within this area is removed from the view.

You are prompted to Specify a point or

Input P at the prompt and press Enter

You are then prompted to Specify a point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the location of the perpendicular section plane.

You are then prompted to Select option: <Finish>

Input F at the prompt and press Enter to end the command. A flat section plane, perpendicular to the view direction, is created from the centre point of the selected element. The hatched area indicates the area to be removed from the view.

Throughout the section plane creation process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Stepped	Press the down arrow key and select Stepped to create a stepped section plane. Refer to Create 3D Stepped Section Plane for further information.
Flat	Press the down arrow key and select Flat to create a flat section plane. Refer to Create 3D Flat Section Plane for further information.
Previous	Press the down arrow key and select Previous to undo the last action.
Side	Press the down arrow key and select Side to define which side of the section plane displays in the view. A hatched area indicates the side of the section plane that an area of the view is removed from.
Finish	Press the down arrow key and select Finish to end the command.

Create 3D Flat Section Plane

Creates a section plane; in which only two points are selected to define a single straight line across a view to specify an area. The part of the view within this area is removed.

You are prompted to Specify a point or

Input F at the prompt and press Enter.

You are then prompted to Specify a point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the first point to define the excluded area. The hatched area indicates the area to be removed from the view.

You are again prompted to Specify a point or

Input values in the dimension fields and press Enter or click to identify the second point to define the excluded area. The hatched area indicates the area to be removed from the view.

Throughout the section plane creation process you can press ESC to cancel the command. Additional functionality is also available.



Stepped	Press the down arrow key and select Stepped to create a stepped section plane. Refer to Create 3D Stepped Section Plane for further information.
Perpendicular	Press the down arrow key and select Perpendicular to create a perpendicular section plane. Refer to Create 3D Perpendicular Section Plane view for further information.
Previous	Press the down arrow key and select Previous to undo the last action.
Side	Press the down arrow key and select Side to define which side of the section plane displays in the view. A hatched area indicates the side of the section plane that an area of the view is removed from.