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Create Section Objects
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To create a section object with jogged segments

  1. Click Draw menu Modeling Section Plane.At the Command prompt, enter sectionplane.
  2. Enter d (Draw Section).
  3. Specify the start point of the section object.
  4. Specify a second point to create the first jogged segment.

    From this point, you cannot create segments that intersect.

  5. Continue specifying segment endpoints, then press ENTER.
  6. Specify a point in the direction of the sectional cut.

A section object is created that has multiple segments in a Section Boundary state. Live sectioning is turned off.