Sectioning
- Introduction
Sections and sectional views are used to show hidden detail more clearly. They are created by using a cutting plane to cut the object.
A section is a view of no thickness and shows the outline of the object at the cutting plane. Visible outlines beyond the cutting plane are not drawn.
A sectional view, displays the outline of the cutting plane and all visible outlines which can be seen beyond the cutting plane. The diagram below shows a sectional view, and how a cutting plane works.
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