Manipulating Sectioning Planes
Manipulate sectioning planes in the following ways:
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In the graphics area
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Select the plane and click >  Transform or press F3. |
Moves the plane along the selected axis.
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Select the plane and click > Transform >  Free Rotation or press CTRL+F3. |
Rotates the plane in the selected direction.
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• Click the arrow in > , and select an axis.
• In the Preset Section panel of the > option, select a default or active view axis, and then select it’s viewing and up directions.
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Places the plane along the selected axis.
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In the Section Properties dialog box
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Under Section Plane Orientation, click Set by Reference and select a reference in the graphics area.
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Sets the orientation of the plane to match a reference, and optionally sets the positions of the plane at that reference point.
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Under Section Plane Orientation, select the normal axis for the plane, type a normal vector, or rotate about a given axis.
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Sets the orientation of the plane.
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Under Section Plane Orientation, click Flip.
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Flips the section view.
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Under Intersecting Point Location, click Set by Reference and select a reference in the graphics area.
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Positions the plane at a reference point.
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Under Intersecting Point Location, select a translation direction and type a distance, or click  or  . |
Translates the plane.
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When the section cut plane dragger is out of view, it moves to the center of the 3D view. Zooming out repositions the dragger once the section cut boundary is visible.
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Click or . |
Translates the plane in the direction that is normal to the plane.
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Drag the slider.
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Select the slider, and then press the UP or DOWN or LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys.
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