- From the model toolbar, do one of the following:
- Click Section Tools
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A cross section plane is added to the model and the cross section tools open. - Click Show Section
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A cross section is added to the model. The cross section tools remain hidden, but you can turn them on and off at any time by clicking Section Tools
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- Click Section Tools
- By default, the cross section plane uses global alignment (alignment with the CAD orientation of the root assembly). If you want to align the cross section to a surface or a part, click Section Alignment
and do one of the following:
- Click Align to Surface
, and then click the surface to which you want to align the plane. Flat surfaces work best. - Click Align to Part
, and then click the part to which you want to align the plane. This orients the plane to the CAD orientation of that part.
- Click Align to Surface
- Use the following tools to update the plane:
- Drag the slider to move the plane through the model, or type an offset value. If you type an offset value higher than the maximum offset of the model bounding box in either direction (-/+ from 0.000) it sets the value to the closest possible value.
- Click Reverse
to switch the side of the model that’s visible. - Click Align View to Plane
to look directly at the cross section. - Click Align Plane
, and select the X, Y, or Z axis to rotate your plane to align to that axis.
- To save a cross section in a snapshot (3D Viewer only), do any of the following:
- Click Capture Snapshot
. - Click Add Markup
and draw and save markup in the view.
If you want others to see your cross section, add the snapshot to a story and share it with them. If you want collaborators to be able to edit the cross section or create their own, open the story and edit the settings of that snapshot.
- Click Capture Snapshot
- To turn off the cross section, click Hide Section
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3D Viewer - Currently, you can only create a cross section in a desktop environment.
Vertex Story - If a cross section is included in a snapshot in a story, you can view the cross section, but you can’t create or modify a cross section, even if cross sectioning is enabled.