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To publish or render a cutaway of the 3D model, select the 3D Section option.

3D section geometry consists of mostly 3D solids and surfaces. However, profile

outlines and hatch patterns consist of 2D lines.

The display properties of 2D section/elevation blocks and 3D section blocks

are controlled in the Section Settings dialog box.

When you create section blocks, you have the following choices for how they

are handled:

 Insert the section blocks. At the time of creation, you can insert a 2D

or 3D section block into the drawing or save it to an external file. A 2D

section block is inserted on the XY plane of the current UCS, including

section blocks that extend into 3D space.

Inserted section blocks are initially unnamed. You can set the scale,

rotation, and base point upon insertion. You can modify and rename them

later by editing the block with BEDIT.

 Export section blocks to a file. Save and name the new section objects

so they can be inserted later.

 Save section block components on separate layers. By default,

section block components such as intersection boundary, intersection fill,

background lines, cutaway geometry, and curve tangency lines are saved

on Layer 0. However, you can separate the components of saved section

blocks onto separate layers with a suffix or prefix that you specify.

Assigning a suffix or prefix helps you organize the block components into

layers that you can sort and identify quickly. The Layer properties lists in

the Section Settings dialog box provide the opportunity to customize the

layer names.

 Specify whether to limit the section block to certain objects.

The objects that are included in a section block vary, depending on which

section object state is selected. You can also select specific objects to be

included as you create the section block.