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Render Section Objects
With live sectioning turned on, all lines on a section object are rendered as
2D lines. The section plane indicator is rendered as a transparent material. Its
degree of transparency is controlled in the Properties Inspector.
If you want to render a 3D cutaway, save the cutaway section as a 3D block
and render the block reference.
Print Section Objects
When a section object is in a Section Boundary or Section Volume state,
displayed lines cannot be printed. The section plane indicator is printed as if
it were transparent. However, it does not have the same visual quality that it
has when it is rendered.
If you do not want to plot the section line, place the section object on a layer
that is turned off.
Create a Flattened View
Create a flattened view of the 3D solids and regions in the current view.
Create a 2D Presentation of a 3D Model
With the FLATSHOT command, you can create a flattened, 2D representation
of the 3D model projected onto the XY plane. The resulting objects can be
inserted as a block or saved as a separate drawing.
The process is like taking a photograph of the entire 3D model and then laying
the photograph flat. This feature is useful for creating technical illustrations.
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