Use the Planar Section dialog to create curves that slice the model along a plane.
To display the Planar Section dialog click Curve Editor tab > Create panel > Curves > Planar Section.
The dialog contains the following options:
- Origin — Use to specify the point of origin of the planar section.
— Click to switch to position mode, which enables you to specify the origin point of the planar section.
— Enter the X, Y and Z coordinates of the origin point of the planar section.
Position — Click to display the Position dialog. Use this to enter coordinates of the plane origin.
- Surface — Use to select a surface on the model which the curves are created on. If nothing is selected, the entire model is used.
— Click to switch to surface selection mode.
— Hover over this button to display information about the selected surface.
- Tolerance — Enter a value to determine how accurately the toolpath follows the contours of the model.
- Surface joining tolerance — Enter a tolerance value to determine if toolpaths can cross gaps between surfaces. For example, to create a continuous toolpath across a gap, enter a large Surface joining tolerance. To split toolpath segments between surfaces, enter a small Surface joining tolerance.
Note: For an example of creating a planar section, see Creating a planar section example.