By default, section planes are mapped to one of the six primary directions as follows:
| Plane No | Plane Name | Default Alignment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plane 1 | Top |
| 2 | Plane 2 | Bottom |
| 3 | Plane 3 | Front |
| 4 | Plane 4 | Back |
| 5 | Plane 5 | Left |
| 6 | Plane 6 | Right |
You can select a different alignment for the current section plane. There are 6 fixed alignments and 3 custom alignments to choose from:
- Top
- aligns the current plane to the top of model. - Bottom
- aligns the current plane to the bottom of model. - Front
- aligns the current plane to the front of model. - Back
- aligns the current plane to the back of model. - Left
- aligns the current plane to the left of model. - Right
- aligns the current plane to the right of model. - Align To View
- aligns the current plane to the current viewpoint camera. - Align To Surface
- enables you to pick a surface, and place the current plane ‘on’ that surface, with its normal aligned to the normal of the triangle picked. - Align To Line
- enables you to pick a line, and place the current plane ‘on’ that line, at the point where you clicked, and aligned so that its normal is on the line itself, facing towards the camera.