SECTIONPLANE command

Creates section entities.

BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Creates section entities from 3D solids, 3D surfaces, polyface meshes and 3D faces. This command helps to see inside a 3D entity.

Note: New created section planes have their Clip Display status set to on. As section planes are entities, they can be edited and deleted.

Options within the command

Specify start point
Specifies the starting point of a 2D section plane.
Note: BricsCAD ghosts the section plane during the cursor’s movement.
Note: Use entity snaps to make the pick points accurate.
select Face
Select the planar face of a 3D solid.
Note: BricsCAD ghosts the section plane during the cursor’s movement. Use entity snaps to make the pick points accurate.
Note: The section plane coincides with the selected face. The Live Section property turns on automatically. Live sections are sections that can be interactively edited through the Properties panel.
Draw
Define the section plane by two ore more points. Draws L and U-shaped section planes.
Note: The section plane is created through the specified points and perpendicular to the current UCS.
Orthographic
Places a section plane entity in one of the six standard drawing orientations, relative to the current UCS.
Note: BricsCAD draws the orthographic section plane through the center of the bounding box that contains all 3D entities in the drawing. E.g.; the result of a Top section plane: