Section

Option

Description

Select entities

Specifies one or more 3D entities from which the section is created:

• 3D solids
• 3D surfaces
• 3D polyface meshes
• 3D faces

Specify first point on section plane

Pick a point to specify the location of the plane in which the section lies; prompts you:

1. Specify second point on plane - pick another point
2. Specify third point on plane - pick a third point, as three points define a plane

Object

Creates the section from entities that intersect the 3D solid; prompts you:

Select a circle, ellipse, arc, 2D-spline, or 2D-polyline - choose an entity; you can also use elliptical arcs.

The entity defines the plane through which to create the section.

Zaxis

Creates a section in the plane defined by one point on the plane, and a second on the plane's normal (z axis); prompts you:

1. Specify a point on the section plane - pick a point to define the location of the section plane
2. Specify a point on the Z-axis (normal) of the plane - pick another point to locate the normal, which determines the angle of the plane

View

Creates a section in the plane of the current 3D viewpoint; prompts you:

Specify a point on the current view plane - pick a point to define the height of the section

This is probably the easiest of the options.

XY

Creates a section parallel to the x,y plane; prompts you:

Specify a point on the XY-plane - pick a point to define the height of the section above or below the x,y plane

YZ

Creates a section parallel to the y,z plane; prompts you:

Specify a point on the YZ-plane - pick a point to define the height of the section above or below the y,z plane.

ZX

Creates a section parallel to the z,x plane; prompts you:

Specify a point on the ZX-plane - pick a point to define the height of the section above or below the z,x plane.