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    rombout
    last edited by 27 Feb 2013, 17:36

    Hi All,

    im doing a project where i need to make top view section cuts of a apartment complex. First of all im no newbie to SU and know all the basics and intermediar basics of SU. Problem is i havent worked with section cuts that much.

    My question is about excluding certain objects of a section cut. I dont think it's possible as i cant find any thing about it. Perhaps one of you guys know some tricks.

    I would like to still see the palm trees and some other models. My idea was to place them above the active section cut, but you get double geometry in the scene, which is already pretty heavy for SU

    See attached images as example

    Greetz,

    Rombout

    Active cut with visible palm trees

    Active cut with palms not visible

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      cotty
      last edited by 27 Feb 2013, 17:51

      You can have one section cut for every context, so you can try to separate things in two groups for example...

      my SketchUp gallery

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        rombout
        last edited by 27 Feb 2013, 18:29

        You mean you van make a group and use a section cut just on this group?

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          cotty
          last edited by 27 Feb 2013, 18:35

          @rombout said:

          You mean you van make a group and use a section cut just on this group?

          Yes, you can use one section cut in every group.
          examples:

          • http://sketchuptips.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/how-to-use-more-than-one-section-plane-simultaneously/
          • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQFpCQS_y4

          my SketchUp gallery

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            rombout
            last edited by 27 Feb 2013, 19:02

            Okay great! couldnt find anything on google, but didnt use these terms. Thanks for the help. Im gonna check these straight away

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              npatel246
              last edited by 4 Oct 2014, 12:54

              Amazing help.... Thanks cotty 😄)

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                ntxdave
                last edited by 4 Oct 2014, 15:17

                @cotty said:

                Yes, you can use one section cut in every group.
                examples:

                • http://sketchuptips.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/how-to-use-more-than-one-section-plane-simultaneously/

                This link did not show anything.

                I tried making a 2 scene section cut to show "animation" and when I went from Scene 2 back to Scene 1, the section cut disappeared and would not work a second time. Will have to watch the video again and see what I did wrong. I do not have any experience with using this feature so will need to keep working. I can see some interesting possibilities 😄

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                  quantj
                  last edited by 6 Oct 2014, 13:09

                  Section Cuts within groups.

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