Create 3D Flat Section Plane
- Last UpdatedJan 23, 2023
- 2 minute read
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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Previous |
Press the down arrow key and select Previous to undo the last action. |
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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. |

