Use this procedure to specify the properties of one or more cut planes for an individual structural member. Cut plane display properties apply only to display representations, such as Plan, that are used in the Top view (plan view) of a drawing.
- Double-click the structural member you want to change.
- On the Display tab of the Properties palette, under General, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
- For Display controlled by, select This object. Note: To apply your changes to all structural members in the drawing, select Drawing default setting. To apply changes to all structural members of this style, select Structural Member Style:<style name>.
- If necessary, expand Object Display Properties
Cut Plane. - For Override cut plane, specify whether you want to override the global cut plane defined for the current display configuration.
- If you selected Yes for Override cut plane, enter a value for Height to define the cut plane for this object. (Alternatively, you can click the value, click
, and specify 2 points in the drawing area to define the new height.) - Specify whether to display the true cut body of the structural member.
- Specify whether to display object components both above and below the cut plane.
You can also access and modify these same cut plane settings through the structural member’s context menu, as follows:
- Select the structural member you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display.
- In the Object Display dialog box, click the Display Properties tab.
- Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Object Override.
The display representation in bold is the current display representation.
- If necessary, click
. - In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Cut Plane tab, and then change the settings as needed.
- Click OK twice.