Section Plane A Group

pauly7

Hello,

I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to learn the different ways to use the Section Plane.

Is it possible to just Section Plane through a Group instead of your full model?

kaas

Is it possible to just Section Plane through a Group instead of your full model?

Yes, double click the group - 'insert' a section plane - leave the group. The section will only be applied to that group. Works also for nested groups so 'complex' sections are possible.

pauly7

Ok great thanks. Can i ask you another question.

I've seen two different ways to apply animation using the Section Plane.

A - create a section plane and flatten the object / group and save that as Scene 01, then create another section plane and drag the object / group and save that as scene 02

B - create and apply two section planes to the object, one top and one low and apply active cuts

Which option is a better option to use / best practice?

Dave R

Moving the group doesn't make sense to me if you're trying to show, for example, a building being built. Switching between section planes seems like a more appropriate method.

pauly7

Thank you Dave. Can you clarify what you mean?

Do you think using active cuts is a better method, or should you just apply a section plane to each scene (one flattening the object and another one not)?

Dave R

I don't have a whole lot of use for animations like that but when I do, I just use a different section cut for each scene. I made a quick example and left the section cuts exposed.

pauly7

Ok thank you. There seems to be a lot of different ways to accomplish it, so i'm just trying to find out what the best practice is.

Dave R

Asking for the best practice is like asking what's the best beer. You'll get different answers and none of them will be correct. Or none of them will be wrong. Well, unless the answer is Keystone beer.

pauly7

Ha, very true, thanks