To Change the Height of a Section Using Grips

Use this procedure to change the height of any section connected to the section line. You can change the height of the section line before or after you create a connected section. If you change the height after creating the section, you need to update the section to show the changes.

You can also change the height of a section using the Properties palette.

  1. Click View tabAppearance panelViewsSW Isometric.
  2. Select the section line you want to change.
  3. Select the Model Extents grip to turn off use of model extents for section height.
  4. Select the Height grip.
    Note: If you use model extents for height mode, the height of the section is determined by the height of the objects in the section and is not available to modify dynamically.

    Viewing Section Grips in 3D View

  5. Move the grip until the height value you want is displayed, and click once; or enter a value.

    The objects are cut at this height when you create or update a section.

  6. Right-click, and click Deselect All to turn off grips.