Part Section
Appearance
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| Menu location |
|---|
| Part → Section |
| Workbenches |
| Part |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Part CrossSections |
Description[edit | edit source]
The Part Section command creates wire geometry at the intersections of two objects. The result is fully parametric.
- An intersection of two solids/faces results in one or more section lines.
- An intersection of two lines, or a line and a solid/face, results in one or more points.
A cube sectioned with a cylinder
Usage[edit | edit source]
- Select two objects.
- The first object will be the DataBase of the Section, but the selection order has no impact on the result.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the
Section button.
- Select the Part →
Section option from the menu.
- Press the
- A Section object will be created.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Two selected solids will usually result in one closed wire (or several if the objects intersect at several locations). If coplanar faces are involved, like in the example above, some more edges will be added.
Properties[edit | edit source]
See also: Property View.
A Part Section object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:
Data[edit | edit source]
Base
- DataBase (
Link): Link to the first object. - DataTool (
Link): Link to the second object.
Boolean
- Data (hidden)History (
ShapeHistory): "Shape history". - DataRefine (
Bool): "Refine shape (clean up redundant edges) after this boolean operation". The default value is determined by the Automatically refine model after sketch-based operation preference. See PartDesign Preferences.
Section
- DataApproximation (
Bool): Approximate the output edges.
Links[edit | edit source]
To create sections with a section plane see Cross-sections.
- Creation and modification: New Sketch, Extrude, Revolve, Mirror, Scale, Fillet, Chamfer, Face From Wires, Ruled Surface, Loft, Sweep, Section, Cross-Sections, 3D Offset, 2D Offset, Thickness, Project on Surface, Appearance per Face
- Boolean: Compound, Explode Compound, Compound Filter, Boolean Operation, Cut, Union, Intersection, Connect Shapes, Embed Shapes, Cutout Shape, Boolean Fragments, Slice Apart, Slice to Compound, Boolean XOR, Check Geometry, Defeaturing
- Other tools: Box Selection, Shape From Mesh, Points From Shape, Convert to Solid, Reverse Shapes, Simple Copy, Transformed Copy, Shape Element Copy, Refine Shape, Set Tolerance, Persistent Section Cut, Attachment
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