*PlanarSection()

Defines a section cut plane.

Syntax

*PlanarSection (Name, On/Off, Clip/NoClip, P1, P2, P3, P4, Method)

Application

HyperView

Inputs

Name

The name of the cutting plane.

On/Off

On: Displays the cutting plane.
Off: Turns off the display of the cutting plane.

Clip/NoClip

Clip: The cutting plane is also a clipping plane.
NoClip: The cutting plane is not a clipping plane.

P1

First parameter that defines the plane.

P2

Second parameter that defines the plane.

P3

Third parameter that defines the plane.

P4

Fourth parameter that defines the plane.

Method

Indicates the method used to define the cutting plane. Choices include 4Point, XAxis, YAxis, ZAxis, Normal, and User.

Context

*BeginGraphic()

*BeginSectionCut()

Example

*BeginGraphic()
• • •
   *BeginSectionCut()
       *Edges(On)
       *Features(On)
       *FilledSolids(On)
       *PlanarSection("Section 1", On, 1, -0.134252, 0.895013,           0.425357, 7, 0)
       *NonPlanarSection("Section 2", On, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2)
       *NonPlanarSection("Section 3", On, 0, 0, 1, -22.4007, 
3)
   *EndSectionCut()
• • •
*EndGraphic()

Comments

Planar section cuts do not deform if the points they are defined from move out of plane due to deformation during an analysis display.

Planar section cuts can be clipping planes. This means that they display all parts of a model on one side of the plane, and nothing on the other side, except edges and feature lines if those settings are enabled.

The Method argument is only used to set the user interface and show the original method used to define the cutting plane.