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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>Creating and Manipulating Cutting Planes</h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3"><table class = "DocHeaderIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract"><span class = "shortdesc">With cutting planes, you can create and manage cross-section (cutaway) views of your models.</span>

    
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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class = "DocHeader2"><table class = "DocTopicsSeeAlso" id = "table13"><tr><td class = "TopicsTitle">See Also</td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Cutting Plane commands let you create and manage cross-section (cutaway) views of your models." href = "cps-r-Ribbon-Author.htm#r-CuttingPlanesCommands">Cutting Planes Commands</a></td></tr><tr><td><a title = "With cutting planes, you can create and manage cross-section (cutaway) views of your models." href = "cps-c-CuttingPlanes.htm#cps-c-CuttingPlanes">About Cutting Planes</a></td></tr><tr><td><a title = "Using two cutting planes, you can create a quarter cross section." href = "cps-t-CuttingPlanes-QuarterCrossSection.htm#cps-t-CuttingPlanes-QuarterCrossSection">Using Two Cutting Planes to Create a Quarter Cross Section</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
  

  

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          Click 
<span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Author</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Cutting Planes</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Create <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneCreate.png"/></span></span>.
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            If no actors are selected, the cutting plane is applied to the entire model. The cutting plane is created normal to the positioning arrow 
<img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/PositionArrow.png" width = "16" height = "21"/>.
<div class = "note"><span class = "run-in.note">Note:
			</span><span class = "notecontent">You can display a maximum of three cutting planes simultaneously.
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<table class = "Remark" id = "table132"><tr><td class = "Remark"><span class = "run-in.tip">Tip:
				</span><span class = "notecontent">To orient your model so the cutting plane is parallel to the screen, double-click the cutting plane.</span></td></tr></table>

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          Select the plane and do either of the following: 
          <ul class = "ul choices"><li class = "li choice">            To move the cutting plane to another position, click 
          <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Author</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Cutting Planes</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Move Cutting Plane</span></span> <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneMove.png" width = "16" height = "16"/>. Press 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Alt</span> to align on an axis.
</li><li class = "li choice">To rotate the cutting plane, move the mouse over a cutting-plane edge (the mouse pointer changes to 
<img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MouseCuttingPlaneRotate.png" width = "19" height = "25"/>) and drag.</li><li class = "li choice">To change the cutting plane depth, move the mouse over the cutting plane (the mouse pointer changes to 
<img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/MouseCuttingPlaneMove.png" width = "21" height = "24"/>) and drag.</li></ul>
          
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