User's Manual

DOC-07000 Rev. A 5–45
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
Displaying the
Cross Section
of Objects
TheSectionfeatureenablesyoutoviewtheinteriorofanobjectby“slicing”
itonanyaxis.Youcanthenmanipulatetheobjecttoinspecttheinterior
fromdifferentangles.Thismaybeimportantfordecidingonthetypeof
supportnecessarywhenproducingthemodel(see“ChoosingtheSupport

Strength”onpage 5‐59).Displayinganobject’scrosssectiononlyaffects
howthetrayisdisplayedonthescreen;itdoesnotchangetheobjectitself.
To display a cross section of the tray:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,selectSection.
TheSectiondialogboxopens.
Figure 5-44: Section dialog box
2. SelectEnable Clipping.
3. UsetheslidercontrolsfortheX‐,Y‐,andZ‐axestocutthetraysothat
youseethecrosssectionyouwant.
Figure 5-45: Whole view Figure 5-46: Cross-section view, after
using the Z-slider