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Engines | Section |
Section Manager
This feature of VCollab Pro provides the Dynamic Section Manager.
This tool helps to view both two and three-dimensional sections of
the model. It provides the user with various options to manipulate
Section Plane and measure the distances.
Engines | Section | 3D Section | Slice
It pops up Section
Manager Dialog as below.

Create
: Creates a sectional plane according to the specifications.
Section Locations
: Provides Information on Section Location through a popup dialog as
below.

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Section Plane
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Choose a standard
plane among XY, YZ, ZX.
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2D Section
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Displays the section
in a poped up 2D section window.
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Slice
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2 parallel planes
are created. The Model between two planes called Front and Back
planes will be visible.
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Show Planes
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Front and Back
Planes will be displayed with shading.
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Edges
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Intersection of
model with Front and Back planes will be drawn and visible in
both the place.
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Cut Away / Invert
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Two sides of
clipping (Hither / Yawn).
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Translate
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Two sliders are
provided to translate Front or First plane and Back plane.
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Rotate
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Two sliders are
provided to rotate the plane with respect to U parametric axis and V
parametric axis respectively. |
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Loaded Model
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Click Create
Created Section Plane

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Enable Show Plane
Section Plane with shade
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Enable Edges
Edges are drawn solid in section plane.
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Toggle Invert
Inverted clip and section
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Click Slice
Back Plane is created parallel to Front or
First Plane.
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Enable 2D Section
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Exporting 2D model to DXF

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Measuring between two points in 2D viewer

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Zoom Region

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Other menus in 2D Viewer

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Refresh - resets the 2D scene.
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Section Location - provides information about
section
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Background - provides color picker to change
color.
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