SECTION command

Creates section planes.

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Alias: SEC

Description

Creates section planes of 3D solids, surfaces, polyface meshes, and 3D faces. The result is a slice made of region entities.

Options within the command

Object
Creates the section from entities that intersect the 3D solid.
  1. Circle entity
  2. 3D solid
  3. Section defined by the plane of the circle.
Note: 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).
View
Creates a section in the plane of the current 3D viewport.
XY (3)
Creates a section parallel to the x, y plane.
YZ (2)
Creates a section parallel to the y, z plane.
ZX (1)
Creates a section parallel to the z, x plane.
3points
Pick points to specify the location of the plane in which the section lies.
Note: Three points define a plane.