Software Customisation Reference Manual

Method	Result	Purpose
SectionPlaneManager ()	constructor	Creates the Section Plane Manager Object

Name	Result	Purpose
initialise (BOOLEAN)	No Result	True - Initialises Section plane mode. False - Uninitialise Section Plane mode.
add (DBREF)	No Result	If DBREF is a view then Add all Section Planes from a 2D View (Draw VIEW element) to the 3D View. If DBREF is a PLLB Add all Section Planes from a 2D Library to the 3D View. This includes all elements of the following types: • SPLA, PPLA, FPLA If DBREF is a SPLA, PPLA, or FPLA, then it will be added to the 3D View. A SECTIONPLANE object for each section plane added will be created and added to the list.
			add (SECTIONPLANE)	No Result	Adds the SECTIONPLANE object to the 3D View.
			add (STRING)	No Result	Creates a SECTIONPLANE object from the element with the given name and adds it to the 3D view.
			remove (DBREF)	No Result	If DBREF is a SPLA, PPLA, or FPLA, then it will be removed from the 3D View. If the corresponding SECTIONPLANE object is in the list, it will be removed..
remove (SECTIONPLANE)	No Result	Removes the SECTIONPLANE object from the 3D View and the list.
clear ()	No Result	Clears all Section Planes from the 3D View .
highlight (DBREF)	No Result	Temporarily highlights the Section Plane with DBREF.
redraw (DBREF)	No Result	Redraw all planes in the 3D View. A plane is infinite in two directions, but is drawn with it's infinite edges clipped to the edges of the current drawlist. Therefore, if the plane is moved, or if the drawlist changes, the plane may need to be redrawn. DBREF is the reference of the VIEW element.
			clip (BOOLEAN)	No Result	Clip/Unclip the 3D model (within the 3D View) with all the planes displayed in the 3D View. SPLA items will not be clipped.
show (BOOLEAN)	No Result	Show/hide all planes in the 3D View.
showClipping (BOOLEAN)	No Result	Show/hide the side of each section plane that will be clipped
colour (REAL)	No Result	Set the colour of All Section Planes (Real must be a colour.code())
translucency (REAL)	No Result	Set the transparency of All Section Planes.
			createPoints (STRING1,STRING2, DIRECTION)	No Result	Creates an SPLA with the given name STRING1 in the PLLB named STRING2, extruded in the given DIRECTION.
endCreatePoints	No Result	Finish collecting points for the SPLA

Name	Result	Purpose
query ()	ARRAY of SECTIONPLANEs	Get all Section Planes in the 3D view
querySelected ()	DBREF	Return the DBREF of the selected Section Plane.

Name	Result	Purpose
createSpla (name, library name, first point, second point, extrusion direction)	SECTIONPLANE	Creates a new SPLA element with a specified name, which resides in a specific library. The first and second points represent the locations of the first two WPOS elements. (These will be created automatically by the system with default names). The extrusion direction must also be set. The new SPLA will be drawn in the 3D view.
createFpla (name, library name, point, normal direction)	SECTIONPLANE.	Creates a new FPLA element with a specified name, which resides in a specific library. The position and normal directions must be set. The new FPLA will be drawn in the 3D view.
createPpla (name, library name, point)	SECTIONPLANE.	Creates a new PPLA element with a specified name , which resides in a specific library. The position must be set. The new PPLA will be drawn in the 3D view.