Section Lines and Section-elevation Markers

A section line displays the cutting plane of the associated section viewport and shows the orientation of the section view. The properties of a section line can be edited in the Object Info palette, and its attributes, including marker fill color, applied from the Attributes palette. A section line is easily accessed by clicking Section Line Instances from the Object Info palette of a selected section viewport (see Section Line Instances).

A section line that has been pasted from a copy, duplicated, or mirrored from a section line that was associated with a section viewport becomes an “unlinked” section line. It displays with black and yellow stripes and the Section Viewport is “Not Linked.”

A section-elevation marker can also be inserted from the Dims/Notes tool set, as a reference line graphic for sections and elevations, or as a cutting plane graphic. When inserted as an object, the section line is not associated with a section viewport and is named a section-elevation marker in the Object Info palette.

 

To insert a section-elevation marker:

1.	Select the Section-Elevation Marker tool from the Dims/Notes tool set.

2.	Click to place one end of the section-elevation marker.

3.	If inserting a single-segment marker, drag to determine the marker length.

If inserting a multi-segment marker, click to define each segment. Because a multi-segment marker is a polyline, the methods of drawing and editing polylines apply (see Creating Polylines).

4.	Double-click to finish placing the section-elevation marker.

The parameters of a section line or section-elevation marker can be edited in the Object Info palette. The objects can also be edited graphically (see Modifying Section Lines Graphically).

 

Parameter	Description
Section Viewport (Section Line Only)	Displays the name of the section viewport associated with the section line; a section line that is not associated with a section viewport is labeled “Not Linked”
Reverse Section Side (Section Line Only)	Reverses the side to display when objects beyond the section plane are visible
Activate Section Viewport (Section Line Only)	Navigates to the section viewport associated with the section line
Configuration	Select the section line configuration Section: draws a section marker at both ends of a straight or broken section line Partial Section: draws a section marker at the beginning of a straight or broken section line Elevation: draws a section marker along a straight section line at a control point, which can be dragged to a new location
Section Marker Style(s)	Opens the Set Marker Style dialog box, for selecting the section marker type at each end of the section line; markers can be the same (Match Beginning) or different (Differentiate) at each end of the section line. Select from either the default resources or the current file’s resources; see VectorWorks Fundamentals Default Resources.
Marker Size	Specifies the size of the section marker(s), measured from the marker’s insertion point to the top of its longest point. Changing the marker size does not affect the text size.
Use Gapped Line	Displays the section line with a gapped line
Gap Line Length	Specifies the length of the solid section line at each end of the section line
Text Auto-Rotate	Specifies whether the text rotates with the section marker or always displays right-reading
Text Both Ends (Section and Partial Section Only)	Adds text to both ends of the section line
Text Style	Specifies the display style for the item and sheet name; if Item Sheet or Sheet Item is selected, specify a Text Separator to place between the names
Text Rotation	Specifies the rotation of the item and/or sheet text
Text Separator	For the Item Sheet and Sheet Item text styles, specifies the text separator to place between the names
Text Sheet	Specifies the scale value for the marker text. Enter a number larger than 100 to make the text larger. Enter a number below 100 to make it smaller. The scale value must be above 1.
Text Auto-Fill	For section line objects associated with a section viewport, automatically displays the name of the referenced section viewport for the Item name, and the name of the viewport’s sheet layer for the Sheet Name
Item Name	When Text Auto-Fill is not selected, enter the item name
Sheet Name	When Text Auto-Fill is not selected, enter the sheet name