Section Cut Entity Editor Attributes
Whenever a section cut is selected in the Results Browser, the manipulator is active and ready to edit in the modeling window.
Section Cuts - Planar
Standard
- ID
- The ID of the section cut.Restriction: This field is not editable.
- Type
- The section cut type (Planar).Restriction: This field is not editable.
- Visibility
- Activate/deactivate the check box to turn the display of the section cut on/off in the modeling window.
- Label
- Click in the field to change the label of the section cut.
- Orientation
- Click to display the Section Plane dialog, which allows you to change/define the plane of the section cut.
- Base
- Specifies the x, y, and z coordinates of the base point of the section cut plane.
- Normal
- Specifies the direction cosines of the normal of the section cut plane.
Display
- Cross Section Only
- Display a cross section of the section cut.
- Clip Above
- When activated, the portion of the model along the positive side of the section plane’s normal will be clipped.
- Deformable
- Allow the section cut to be deformed, along with the components, during animation.
When this option is selected, a time step/frame number is added next to the section cut label in the Results Browser and in the Section Cut panel.
- Cross Section Width
- Adjust the width of the cross section using the slider bar. The Cross Section Only check box (see above) must be activated in order for the slider bar to be displayed.
- Clip Elements
- Display the elements of the clipped part of the model.
- Show Section Color
- Change the section cut color.
- Section Color
- Select a color from the palette. The Show Section Color check box (see above) must be activated in order for the selected color to be displayed.
- Grid
- Display the grid lines in the modeling window.
- Grid Text
- Display the grid line text in the modeling window.
- Grid Text Precision
- Select the precision to be used for the grid line text value using the combo box.
- Grid Line Space X
- Change the spacing of the grid lines along the section plane's x direction
- Grid Line Space Y
- Change the spacing of the grid lines along the section plane's y direction
Global
- Feature Lines
- Display the feature lines of the clipped part of the model.
- Transparency
- Display the clipped part of the model as a transparent surface.
Section Cuts - Spherical
Standard
- ID
- The ID of the section cut.Restriction: This field is not editable.
- Type
- The section cut type (Spherical).Restriction: This field is not editable.
- Visibility
- Activate/deactivate the check box to turn the display of the section cut on/off in the modeling window.
- Label
- Click in the field to change the label of the section cut.
- Center Node
- Click to display the Node collector, which allows you to adjust the position of the base point of the section cut to the center node.
- Center
- Specifies the x, y, and z coordinates of the base point of the section cut. Click in the field to manually enter in coordinates if desired.
- Radius
- Specifies the radius of the spherical section cut. Click in the field to manually adjust the radius of the sphere
Display
- Cross Section Only
- Display a cross section of the section cut.
- Clip Inside
- Displays the cross section of the section cut inside the sphere when unchecked.
- Sphere
- Displays a sphere.
- Deformable
- Allow the section cut to be deformed, along with the components, during animation.
When this option is selected, a time step/frame number is added next to the section cut label in the Results Browser.
- Show Section Color
- Change the section cut color.
- Section Color
- Select a color from the palette. The Show Section Color check box (see above) must be activated in order for the selected color to be displayed.
- Clip elements
- Display the elements of the clipped part of the model.
Global
- Feature Lines
- Display the feature lines of the clipped part of the model.
- Transparency
- Display the clipped part of the model as a transparent surface.