*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.