Arch CutPlane
Arch CutPlane |
Menu location |
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Arch → Cut Plane |
Workbenches |
Arch |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
Arch Remove |
Description
The Cut Plane tool allows you to cut an Arch object according to a plan:
- You can cut an Arch object with the selected face, normal or opposite of the face plan.
- This add a substraction component CutVolume to the Arch object
In the above image, two Arch Structure are cut with respective plane.
How to use
- Select the object to be cut, then the face (the face must be the last one you selected, and must be selected in the 3D-View).
- Press the Cut Plane button.
- Choose if the object is cut behind the normale face or front of the normal face.
- Click the OK button.
Scripting
The CutPlane tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:
cutComponentwithPlane (archObject,face,faceSide)
- archObject is the object to cut
- face is the face of an object that come the plan from
- faceSide is the side of the face to cut. 0 = Behind, 1 = Front
Arch
- Elements: Wall, Structure, Curtain Wall, Window, Roof, Space, Stairs, Equipment, Frame, Fence, Truss, Profile, Pipe, Pipe Connector
- Reinforcements: Straight Rebar, U-Shape Rebar, L-Shape Rebar, Stirrup, Bent-Shape Rebar, Helical Rebar, Column Reinforcement, Beam Reinforcement, Slab Reinforcement, Footing Reinforcement, Custom Rebar
- Panels: Panel, Panel Cut, Panel Sheet, Nest
- Materials: Material, Multi-Material
- Organization: Building Part, Project, Site, Building, Level, External reference, Section Plane, Schedule
- Axes: Axis, Axes system, Grid
- Modification: Cut with plane, Add component, Remove component, Survey
- Utilities: Component, Clone component, Split Mesh, Mesh to Shape, Select non-manifold meshes, Remove Shape from Arch, Close Holes, Merge Walls, Check, Toggle IFC Brep flag, 3 Views from mesh, Create IFC spreadsheet, Toggle Subcomponents
- Additional: Preferences, Import Export Preferences (IFC, DAE, OBJ, JSON, 3DS, SHP), IfcOpenShell, IfcPlusPlus, Arch API
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