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tmay		#1 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:58:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Joined: 2/21/2007(UTC) Posts: 278		I can get the cross section through a traditional split of a solid and extract of face geometry, but if there is an easier way or a tool specifically for that I would be interested to hear of it. thanks, tom


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mikeschn		#2 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:32:14 PM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Joined: 8/21/2007(UTC) Posts: 284 Thanks: 5 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Yep, you can cut a section... First you need to add an infinite plane where you want the section cut. Then you can cut the section. See the pic below... Mike...
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tmay		#3 Posted : Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:07:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Senior Member Joined: 2/21/2007(UTC) Posts: 278		Originally Posted by: mikeschn Yep, you can cut a section... First you need to add an infinite plane where you want the section cut. Then you can cut the section. See the pic below... Mike... Thanks, I tried that procedure and it works fine. I suppose I need to test more of the surface tools to see the behavior on a solid. tom


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