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Section Planes

Use the option to control the visibility level for a structure; by default, the option is in the bottom left corner of the screen. It lets you select a part of the structure to display. You can also adjust the visibility level for the remaining parts of the structure.

To expand the View option, position the cursor on it; 4 sliders display then (as shown in the image below):

First 3 are Section planes and their colors indicate directions of the coordinate system:

  • blue - X axis
  • green - Y axis
  • red - Z axis.

Each slider has 2 controls (on the right and left side); the controls allow you to move limiting planes that are parallel to the main planes of the coordinate system.

Parts of the structure that are outside the planes display semi-transparent. You can control the transparency level using the fourth slider - Transparency. If you set the transparency value to zero, only the part of the structure, that is between the planes, displays.

Use the View option to:

  • Define section planes:

    Left Mouse Button Click (LMC) - clicking, holding down and moving a selected control moves a section plane

    Right Mouse Button Click (RMC) - clicking, holding down and moving one of the controls of a selected Section planes slider moves simultaneously both controls

  • Restore default settings:

    LMC - double-clicking a selected Section planes slider restores default settings for the controls of that slider

    LMC - double click the View option restores default settings for all controls on the Section planes sliders

  • Change the on-screen position:

    LMC - clicking and holding down the View option moves an option to any position on the screen

  • Enable / disable options:

    RMC - clicking the View option blocks the possibility to open or expand the options.

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