topic Re: Section plane perpendicular to slanted objects in Documentation

Section plane perpendicular to slanted objects

Bartek — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:45:05 GMT

Hi,

I would like to project detail of slanted roof parapet, but with keeping its real dimensions, so section plane should be perpendicular to the roof. I manage to tilt 3d cut plane and than -> View -> 3d navigation extras -> Look to Perpendicular of Clicked Surface. Next I use parallel projection and I am creating new 3d view. It works, but I wonder if there is another way project details of slanted elements, like beams etc? Also in 3d Navigation Extras there is another function, that I am not able to use (it is gray) -> Look to perpendicular. How to use it? In what kind of situation it turns on?

Re: Section plane perpendicular to slanted objects

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:56:43 GMT

@Bartek wrote:

I manage to tilt 3d cut plane and than -> View -> 3d navigation extras -> Look to Perpendicular of Clicked Surface. Next I use parallel projection and I am creating new 3d view. It works, but I wonder if there is another way project details of slanted elements, like beams etc?

That is the only way as far as I know.

@Bartek wrote:

Also in 3d Navigation Extras there is another function, that I am not able to use (it is gray) -> Look to perpendicular. How to use it? In what kind of situation it turns on?

That is for when you have an editing plane active and to want to look perpendicular to that plane, rather than a clicked surface.

Barry.

Re: Section plane perpendicular to slanted objects

Bartek — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:50:34 GMT

Thank you Barry! 🙂