To Add a Cross-Section to Export Irregularly Shaped Components
1. Specify a plane to be used as the cross-section for the export of irregularly shaped or rich 3D components as the value of the ecad_comp_xsec_def_name configuration option.
2. Open the ECAD assembly or board with the irregularly shaped or rich 3D components.
3. Click 
. The View Manager dialog box opens.
. The View Manager dialog box opens.4. Click the Xsec tab and New.
5. In Name, specify the name of the plane set as the value of the ecad_comp_xsec_def_name configuration option. The XSEC CREATE menu appears in the Menu Manager.
6. Click Planar and Done. The SETUP PLANE menu appears.
7. Click Make Datum. The DATUM PLANE menu appears.
8. Click Offset. The OFFSET menu appears. The Select menu also appears and you are prompted to select a plane or a coordinate system.
9. Select a section plane or a planar surface on the model to use as the cross-section.
10. Click Enter Value on the OFFSET menu.
11. Enter a value for the offset.
12. Click Done on the DATUM PLANE menu.
13. Click Close in the View Manager dialog box.