![]() ![]() ![]() Good layer management comes in handy here!Īdd Section in Another Direction. If you want, you could easily import it into Illustrator or AutoCAD and easily create a detailed line drawing! Before you create any sections though, you may want to turn off any extra items like furniture and accessories. Right-click on your section plane and select “create group from slice.” This will automatically create a line drawing of your section. Another neat feature you can use when you have “section planes” turned on is the “create group from slice” tool. If you want to add a scene with a bit more depth, right-click on your existing scene and click “add scene.” Then, navigate to “camera” and select “perspective.” Right-click on the second scene and select “update scene.”Ĭreate Group from Slice. Leave everything checked and click “update.” Make sure you don’t forget to type a title for your scene in the “name box!”Īdd Scene. Once you have the view you want, right-click on your scene in the “scenes” tab and select “update scene.” A window will pop up with update options. “Section cuts” refers to the actual section cut and “section planes” gives a bit of a hue to everything in the background. To get a standard, straight-on view, go to “camera” > “parallel projection.” Then go to “camera” > “standard views” and select “right.” If you mouse over the “view” tab you will notice a few different options you can select. To make the section cut active, right-click on the section plane and select “active cut.” The most important one you want to have selected is “active section planes.” This will allow you to switch back and forth between what you’re seeing. Below the scene thumbnails, there are a lot of options you can select. To open the “scenes” tab, go to “window” > “default tray” and select “scenes.” In the “scenes” tab, click on the “+” to add a scene. If you plan on making a lot of sections, you may want to create separate scenes for each view. Click on a point somewhere in the center of your model while holding the “right” arrow key. For example, “up” locks to the blue axis, “right” locks to the red axis, and “left” locks to the green axis. You can use your arrow keys to lock to a certain axis to make sure you have a straight cut. When you move your mouse around your model you will notice the plane shift based on whatever plane you mouseover. ![]() Type in a name and symbol for your section and hit “enter.” Before you begin placing sections in Sketchup, it’s important to think about naming them in a way that makes sense for your model. Click on the “section plane” icon to open the “place section plane” window. If you don’t have this toolbar simply right-click in a white space and select “large tool set.” Alternatively, you can go to “tools” and select “section plane” if you don’t want to add the toolbar. On the left side of your screen, there is a toolbar with some section tools. Navigate to “view” and select “section planes” so that it is checked. Once you have your model open, the first step is to make sure your section planes are turned on. ![]()
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