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    Align a Section Plane to View

    1. Click Sectioning Tools tab > Mode panel > Planes .

    2. Click the Current Plane drop-down on the Planes Settings panel, and select the plane you want to customize, for example, Plane 1.

      This plane becomes the current plane.

    3. Click the Alignment drop-down on the Planes Settings panel, and click Align to View .

    4. To save the current sectioned viewpoint, click Sectioning Tools > Save panel > Save Viewpoint .

    Parent page: Customize Section Plane Alignment

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