SketchUp enables you to get cutaway views of your models. Suppose you had a model of a motorcycle, as shown in Figure 10.17.
As with any complex model, you might want to display various cross sections to indicate what makes the model tick. You can do that with the Section Pane tool.
Just follow these steps:
1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button.
FIGURE 10.17 A motorcycle.
2. Draw your model.
3. Select the View menu’s Toolbars item. This opens a submenu.
4. Select the submenu’s Large Tool Set item. This opens the large toolbar.
5. Select the Section Pane tool in the toolbar (shown in Figure 10.18).
FIGURE 10.18 A cross section using the Section Pane tool.
6. Move the Section Pane tool over your model. The Section Pane tool draws a plane that aligns with any underlying surface.
7. Click when you’ve selected the right cutaway section with the Section Pane tool. You can see an example in Figure 10.18.
Want to preserve the part of the model that was cut and cut the rest instead? See the next task.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
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