Section Control File Toolbar
Use the tools provided on the Section Control File toolbar to set the section plane of the display and step through the named sections in a Section Control File.
To quickly open or close a toolbar, right-click in an empty space below the menu bar, then select a toolbar from the right-click menu. A check box is shown alongside those toolbars that are currently open.
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Click the Align button (or press HOME) to align the view with the current section plane. |
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Click the Save Display Limits button to save the current view as a Display Limits form. |
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Click the Snap Section Plane button to snap the section plane to the nearest multiple of the Step value (relative to the currently active section if there is one, or relative to the point 0, 0, 0). |
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Click the Create Section Control File button to create a new section control file. |
If you want the file to be loaded automatically in the Sections Window, accept the default location and save the file to a SECTIONS sub-folder underneath the current project folder. |
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Click the Open Section Control File button to open an existing section control file. |
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Click the Edit Section Control File button to edit the contents of a section control file in the File Editor. |
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Click the Create Named Section button to create a named section from the current display limits and add it to the selected section control file. |
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Click the Delete Named Section button to delete the currently selected section and remove it from the section control file. |
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Click the Update Named Section button to update the named section using the current display limits. |
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Click the Previous Section button (SHIFT + Page Up) to move to the previous section in the section control file. |
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Click the Next Section button (SHIFT + Page Down) to move to the next section in the section control file. |
A subset of the tools on the Sections Control File Toolbar are also provided at the top of the Sections Pane.