Sectioning Solids

The Section Solids command discards a portion of solids or NURBS surfaces, allowing the creation of planar or stepped sections through a solid or surface. The sectioned surface can be “marked” by the sectioning surface color.

To section a solid:

1.	Select the solid or surface to be sectioned, along with the sectioning surface. The sectioned surface selection depends on the normal of the NURBS surfaces; select Show Normal in the Object Info palette to display the surface normals (see Displaying Surface Normals).

2.	Select Model > Section Solids. In the Select Object dialog box, specify which object is to be used as the sectioning surface. By default, the most recently created object is highlighted, but a different object can be selected by clicking the arrows.

The sectioning surface must be larger than the solid being sectioned.

3.	When the desired sectioning surface is selected, click OK.

The solid is sectioned by the sectioning surface. The remaining object becomes a solid section.

The solid section parameters can be edited in the Object Info palette.

 

Parameter	Description
Width/Depth/Height (display only)	Displays the parameters of the solid section surface
Reverse Section Side	Switches the remaining side of the solid being sectioned
Use Section Color	Applies the color of the sectioning surface to the sectioned surface