To Capture Cross-sectional Cuts by Moving a Section Box

To capture cross-sectional cuts by moving a section box

1. If the Animator window is not already open, click Animation tab Create panel Animator.
2. Select the desired section plane set in the Animator tree view.
3. Click Viewpoint tab Sectioning panel Enable Sectioning.

   Autodesk Navisworks opens the Sectioning Tools tab on the ribbon, and draws a section plane through the model in the Scene View.

4. Click Sectioning Tools tab Mode panel Box.
5. Click Sectioning Tools tab Transform panel and click the sectioning gizmo you want to use (move , rotate , or scale ). By default, the move gizmo is used.

   Drag the gizmo to adjust the initial position of the section box in the Scene View.

6. Click Capture Keyframe on the Animator toolbar to create a keyframe with the initial position of the section box.
7. In the timeline view, move the black time slider to the right to set the desired time.
8. Use the gizmo again to adjust the depth of your cross-section cut.
9. To capture the current section box changes in a keyframe, click Capture Keyframe on the Animator toolbar.