Section by Plane Options dialog box

• Specifies the section ID or name. This caption is appended to the section view number that is listed on PathFinder. Also, it is displayed in the graphics window with the cutting plane, which can be turned on or off from the Section Display Options dialog box.

• A default caption consisting of a single capital letter is applied automatically and increments with each section view created, for example, A, B, C, D. You can add alphanumeric characters to the default caption, and you can delete the default caption and type one of your own. Captions do not have to be unique.

• On PathFinder, the section views you create are listed in the Section Views collection and numbered sequentially in the order you create them, for example, Section 1, Section 2, Section 3. The section view caption you define here is appended to that sequence number. For example, Section 1 Caption_A, Section 2 Caption_B, Section 3 Caption_C.

Selects a dimension style for annotation related to the section and cutting plane.

These cutting plane options—Plane, Edges, Opacity, Through All Extent, Cut Hardware—can be saved as default section annotation settings if you click the Save As Default button on this dialog box.

Plane

Sets the face color of the cutting plane. The default value is obtained from the reference plane setting on the Colors page of the QY CAD Options dialog box.

Edges

Sets the edge color of the cutting plane. The default value is obtained from the reference plane setting on the Colors page of the QY CAD Options dialog box.

Opacity

Sets the opacity of the cut plane to a value from 0 (outline only) to 30 percent. The default value is obtained from the reference plane setting on the View page of the QY CAD Options dialog box.

Through All Extent

Controls the display length of the annotation cutting plane, not the cut itself. This applies only when the Through All Extents option on the command bar is used to define the section cut.

Cut Hardware

This option determines whether hardware parts, such as bolts, nuts, and washers, are cut or not.

Select this check box to cut any parts in the view that have been designated as 'hardware.' When cleared, parts marked as hardware are not cut.

If you change this setting for an existing view, the section is recomputed and redisplayed automatically.

Note:

Setting the Hardware Part option on the Project page of the File Properties dialog box designates a part as 'hardware'.

Saves the cutting plane options—Plane, Edges, Opacity, Through All Extent, and Cut Hardware—as default section annotation settings.