Section

You can edit or create new sections by using section commands. It is mostly used in complex parts and assemblies. It is a very useful command to check models.

You can see created sections in Assembly Navigator on the left side of the screen. (If you can not see on assembly navigator right-click on assembly navigator then select “Include Sections”)

You can create more than one section and save them. To activate one of the sections double click on a section in the navigator.

There are three section commands.

• New Section: Creates a new section
• Edit Section: Edits a created section
• Clip section: Activates / Deactivates last used section

You can activate commands from:

• View Ribbon Bar => Visibility Group => “Edit Section / Clip Section
• Menu => View => Section => Edit Section / Clip Section / New Section

New Section and Edit section command windows are smilar.

• Type: You can change section type as one plane, two planes, and a box.
• Section Plane: defines plane for section. (I mostly use handle to define sections)
• Show Manipulator: Makes handle visible/invisible
• Cap Settings
  • Show Cap: hides / shows a solid body on a section. If deactivated, you will see only sheet walls of the body
  • Color Option: You can define body color in the section. Two options existed in this tab;
    • Body Color: You will see body color in the section.
    • Specify Color: you will see the same cap color for all parts in the section.
  • Show interference: Interfered objects color changes as red on the screen.
• Section Curve Settings: Creates a boundary curve around the body on the section plane.
• 2D Viewer Settings: New window opens to show section in 2D.
• Section Series Settings: You can create more than one section with a defined number and spacing.