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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>Using Two Cutting Planes to Create a Quarter Cross Section</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">Using two cutting planes, you can create a quarter cross section.
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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 = "With cutting planes, you can create and manage cross-section (cutaway) views of your models." href = "cps-t-CuttingPlanes-CreateMove.htm#cps-t-CuttingPlanes-CreateMove">Creating and Manipulating Cutting Planes</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>
  

  
  
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    <section><ol class = "ol steps"><li class = "li step stepexpand">Create a cutting plane through the center of your model:<ol type = "a" class = "ol substeps"><li class = "li substep">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>.</li><li class = "li substep">In the viewport, press 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Alt</span> to enable curve detection, position your mouse pointer over your model until 
<img class = "image" src = "../CpsUserImages/PositionArrow.png"/> indicates the correct position (alignment does not matter), and then click.
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<table class = "Remark" id = "table132"><tr><td class = "Remark"><span class = "run-in.tip">Tip:
				</span><span class = "notecontent"> You can reposition the cutting plane after creating it with 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Move Cutting Plane</span> 
<img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneMove.png"/>.</span></td></tr></table>
</p></p></li></ol></li><li class = "li step stepexpand">In the Properties pane, for 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Axis</span>, select the alignment you want.</li><li class = "li step stepexpand">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 and Add <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneCreateAndAdd.png"/></span></span> to create a second cutting plane.</li><li class = "li step stepexpand">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">Union Mode <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneUnionMode.png"/></span></span> to toggle between a thin cut and a thick cut.</li><li class = "li step stepexpand">Drag the edge of the second cutting plane to rotate to achieve a 45-degree cross section. <div class = "itemgroup stepresult">
<table class = "Remark" id = "table132"><tr><td class = "Remark"><span class = "run-in.tip">Tip:
				</span><span class = "notecontent"> To create a 90-degree cut, set the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Axis</span> property for the second cutting plane.</span></td></tr></table>
</div></li><li class = "li step stepexpand">For each cutting plane, in the Properties pane, set the 
<span class = "ph uicontrol">Opacity</span> to 0 and 
<span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Capping</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Color</span></span> to the same color.</li><li class = "li step stepexpand">If you want only some actors to be cut:<ol type = "a" class = "ol substeps"><li class = "li substep">Select the actors you want to cut.</li><li class = "li substep">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">Apply to Selection <img class = "image" src = "../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSCuttingPlaneApplyToSelectionSet.png"/></span></span>.</li></ol></li></ol></section>
    
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