Cross-Section Creation

You can use sectional tools to create cross-sections.
After creating cross-sections, you can extract measured cross-sections, or create features from cross-sections.

Note

• Before using the cross-section function, please import the reference model or measured model.
• After entering the From Cross-Section function or hiding the model, you can view the cross-section view.

Creation Steps

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1. In the Sectional Tools bar, click Cross-Section to open the corresponding window.
2. Select the model to create cross-sections and edit parameters:
   • Creation method is From Plane: Select an already created face feature as the plane, and set the offset distance.
   • Creation method is Along Specified Direction: Click on a point on the model in the 3D scene, and select a direction (X Axis / Y Axis / Z Axis / Custom).
3. After completing relevant settings, you can preview this plane on the model in the 3D scene; then click Confirm to create this new cross-section, and it will be displayed in the cross-section module of the left tree view as cross-section reference object or cross-section measurement object.

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Extract Measured Values

If the created cross-section is a reference cross-section, you can extract the corresponding measured cross-section through automatic or manual methods.

• Automatic Extraction of Measured Values: In the upper right corner Settings > Calculation of the software interface, enable Automatic Extraction of Measured Values, or check Extract Measured Cross-Section in the creation window. The software will automatically extract the corresponding measured cross-section with default parameters after creating any reference cross-section.
• Manual Extraction of Measured Values: After creating a reference cross-section, right-click the cross-section group in the left tree view, select Extract Measured Cross-Section and specify the measurement model to be extracted; you can specify Alignment Object in the Extract Cross-Section pop-up window.