Position the active cutting plane by entering a distance from the current position.
This dialog can be accessed by clicking () or appears after clicking Make Active on the Cutting Planes dialog.
It is also possible to show/hide the visual representation of the cutting plane, and to animate the cutting plane.
Dialog elements
- Distance
- Specifies the distance the cutting plane will move in the direction orthogonal to itself.
When animating the cutting plane, this value determines the distance between each frame of the animation.
Note: The plane can be moved in either a positive or negative direction. Enter −< distance > to move the plane the required distance in the negative direction.
- Show active plane
- Displays and hides the active cutting plane on the model.
- Animation
- Automatically animate the cutting plane through the part. To stop the animation, deselect the check box.