Part Section

    From FreeCAD Documentation

    Part Section.svg Part Section

    Menu location
    Part → Section
    Workbenches
    Part
    Default shortcut
    None
    Introduced in version
    -
    See also
    Part CrossSections

    Description

    The Part Section.svg 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.

    PartSection1 it.png

    A cube sectioned with a cylinder

    Usage

    1. Select two objects.
    2. The first object will be the DataBase of the Section, but the selection order has no impact on the result.
    3. There are several ways to invoke the command:
      • Press the Part Section.svg Section button.
      • Select the Part → Part Section.svg Section option from the menu.

    Properties

    See also: Property editor.

    A PartDesign Section object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

    Data

    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

    To create sections with a section plane see Part CrossSections.svg Cross-sections.