@markozeta said:

I can't select a section plane once I put it in my model!

Help!

The section plane is a little strange. If you have geometry on the other side of the section cut you will select it. Zoom out some to a point where there is no geometry behind the section and select from there.

Also, Tommys fix does not actually fix the bug but it is sort of a work around. The section plain does not snap back to the face so after moving it it is no longer on it. For now, the best thing to do to avoid this bug is to move the section into the building, something like .1". Its not perfect but it does the trick.

Regarding the section cut bug.

I am finding that the perspective has no affect section cut bug.

But one thing about z-fighting, it is a rendering problem of having two faces on top of each other. This section cut bug is clearly triangulating the faces with what appears to be hidden geometry.

Also, the problem is even worse if you have more geometry on the surface (see attached model).

Do other users have this problem from a fresh model? I would hate to reinstall as a test if I don't have to.

Also,
MacBook Pro, 10.5.8 w/ 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB SDRAM

SketchUp_SectionTool-ERROR-2.skp

So, I have found a bug in this new version of SketchUp. It happens with the Section tool when it is placed on a face. In the past, SketchUp would cut a section on that face, the edges (cuts) would be bold.

The new release SketchUp is having some type of display/section cut/geometry issue.

When placing a section cut on an angled face that is not square the section cut reveals (cuts) geometry on the face, triangulating it. My first thought was that I must have made a modeling mistake and that I had hidden geometry on the face causing the extra lines/geometry. But, there are no extra faces/lines when hidden geometry is turned on (the face is solid).

Is it possible that this is related to Collada? I thought that is triangulated surfaces when exporting to something like Google Earth. I don't see how it would affect my view in SketchUp but its the only thing I can think of.

The section tool is also having an error when the model is viewed in Wireframe. The bold edges where the section cut occurs disappear.

Please see the attached model to view the problems.

Thanks,

SketchUp_SectionTool-ERROR.skp