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Autodesk Navisworks updates the position and alignment of the section plane, so that it is placed at the
point you clicked.
To align a section plane to surface
1 On the Sectioning toolbar, select the plane you want to align in the drop-down box.
2 If it’s not already enabled, click
.
3 Select Align To Surface
from the alignment button menu.
The cursor changes to a crosshair
.
4 In the Scene Area, click somewhere on an object you want to align to.
Autodesk Navisworks updates the position and alignment of the section plane so that it is placed ‘on’ the
surface of the selected object.
To align a section plane to view
1 On the Sectioning toolbar, select the plane you want to align in the drop-down box.
2 If it’s not already enabled, click
.
To set the slider step size
1 On the Sectioning toolbar, select the required section plane in the drop-down box.
2 If it’s not already enabled, click .
3 Click the Step Size
button.
4 In the Sectioning Plane dialog box, select the Enable check box, enter the desired value into the text box
below, and click OK.
To move a section plane through the model
1 On the Sectioning toolbar, select the required section plane in the drop-down box.
2 If it’s not already enabled, click .
3 If necessary, change the alignment of the section plane, and set up the slider step size.
4 Move the slider to interactively position the section plane to the required location. Clicking the slider causes
it to move incrementally. The distance shown in the edit box is the distance from the 'base point' that is
set by the alignment. So if you chose 'Top' alignment, it is the distance from the top of the model, if you
chose 'Left' alignment, it's the distance from the left, and so on. You can type the distance value directly
into the edit box (instead of using the slider).
TIP You can also use the cursor keys and mouse wheel for simple sliding of the section plane through the model.
5 If you want to restrict the range of the section plane movement to specific items, select them in the Scene
Area, and click the Set Range
button.
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