SECTION Command — GstarCAD 2027
SECTION Command
GstarCAD 2027 · Command Reference
Commands > S Command > SECTION
Function Description:
This command is used to create regions by the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces or meshes.
This command can create a 2D region object for 3D objects (contains 3D solids, surfaces and meshes),
but it can not move the section plane (it is applied on section plane objects created by the SECTIONPLANE command).
Command Access:
Icon:
Menu: /
Ribbon: 3D > Section > Section
Toolbar: /
Command: SECTION
Alias: SEC
Command Prompts:
Select object:
Specify start point of section or [Object/Z axis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3
points] \<3 points>:
Select object
Selects one or more 3D objects. If selecting more objects, it separately creates regions for each object.
Object
Aligns the sectioning plane with a circle, ellipse, elliptical arc, 2D spline or 2D polyline segment.
Z axis
Defines the sectioning plane by two points; one point passes through the sectioning plane and another point is on the Z axis (normal).
View
Aligns the sectioning plane with the current view of viewport.
XY
Aligns the sectioning plane to the XY plane of the current UCS.
YZ
Aligns the sectioning plane to the YZ plane of the current UCS.
ZX
Aligns the sectioning plane to the ZX plane of the current UCS.
3 points
Defines the sectioning plane by 3 points.
Related References：
Related Tasks：
- To Create a Section Object by Specifying Two Points
- To Modify the Live Section Display Settings
- To Rename a Section Object
- To Turn Live Sectioning On or Off
- To Add Jogs to a Section