Cross Section

The operation Cross Section can be performed on the sketched closed chain of lines.

The cross-section is used for, among other things

  1. Create a New Plane Sketch
  2. Sketch the shape of the cross-section
    • Draw a sketch whose lines form a closed polyline.
  3. OK.
  4. Select Cross Section as the operation.
  5. Select OK.
Note:
  • Edit the cross-section sketch, when you select the cross section and the context-sensitive function Edit sketch.
  • Edit the cross-section sketch by selecting the sketch from the feature tree, and by the context-sensitive function Edit.
  • If the cross section is formed of a very complex and detailed outline, it can prevent the feature, for example a loft or a spiral, from being modeled because of computational reasons. Usually this can be resolved by making the cross section outline simpler.

Example: The cross-section is sketched on the guide curve

If you wish to position a cross section on a guide curve, you will need to define the guide curve before creating the cross section.

  1. Select a line of a guide curve.
  2. Select the context-sensitive function New Sketch.
  3. Define the location of the sketch on the guide curve.
    • Accept the relative position of the sketch (0.5 = halfway)
    • Or enter a sketch location
      • Relative location: 0… 1 or
      • Distance (mm) from the start or
      • Distance (mm) from the end.
    • Or press the Alt key and click the location of the sketch on the guide curve.
  4. Sketch the cross section.
  5. OK.
  6. Select Cross Section as the operation.
  7. Select OK.