Section planes are used to slice your model and create views from the inside of a model. Section boxes can be used to isolate small parts of the model.
Watch the video for an introduction or read the instruction on sectioning in BIMcollab Zoom below.
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Section planes
To create a section plane click on the 'add section plane' button in the toolbar and select the surface to place the plane on.
To move a section plane, select it, hold down the left mouse button and drag the section plan along its axis. To more precisely move a section plane hold Ctrl/Cmd while dragging it to the correct position. The arrow keys can also be used to move a section plane.
📝 Note: Section planes movement or flipping is blocked when they are about to clip another section plane. To continue dragging a section plane (or to flip it), remove all other section planes that could block the first one.
Section Box
Another application of the section plane is the section box. A section box creates 6 section planes around a selection.
Create a section box via the menu Sectioning > Create section box
💡 Tip: If you have a clash and want to provide context:
View the clashing components
Create a section box (Ctrl/Cmd + B)
Show all (Alt + A)
Enlarge or shrink the box, if needed (Ctrl/Cmd+scroll)
Sectioning hotkeys
Create section plane | Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + P |
Create section box | Ctrl/Cmd + B |
Delete section plane (when selected) | Win: Delete / Mac: Delete or Backspace |
Select all section planes (when one is selected) | Ctrl/Cmd + A |
Delete all section planes | Ctrl/Cmd + Delete |
Suspend Section planes | Ctrl/Cmd + P |
Show / hide all section planes | Alt + P |
Show / hide section plane (when selected) | Spacebar |
Move sections plane closer / further (when selected) | Left/Right/up/down Click + Left button drag, Ctrl/Cmd + Scroll wheel |
Rotate section plane around vertical axis (when selected) | Click close to edge + Ctrl/Cmd + Left button drag |
Rotate section plane around horizontal axis (when selected) | Click close to edge + Ctrl/Cmd + Left button drag |