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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_sec_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_sec_ht.html');return(false);">Use Sectioning</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> Options</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_sec_rt.html');return(false);">Related Topics</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">See <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.popUpPage('intro_to_nx/index.html?goto=intro_to_nx/uiu_dia_box_ops.html&vars=-aux,-home','linkInter','menubar=yes,status=yes,resizable=yes,toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,location=no,directories=no');return(false);">Common dialog box options</a> for common options not described here. 
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      <p class="para_topic">Choose <b class="uiTerm">View</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Operation</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Section</b> to open the Sectioning Definition dialog box. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Type</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">One Plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Selects the <b class="uiTerm">One Plane</b> type.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Two Parallel Planes</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Presents two planes on the XC-YC plane that clip in the Z-direction. They are a coupled pair, constrained to be parallel, and cannot cross each other. The default settings for the <b class="uiTerm">Two Parallel Planes</b> type are: aligned to the WCS, starting at the model's extents. After moving the planes, you can easily reset them to the model's extents and realign them to the WCS.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Box</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">The <b class="uiTerm">Box</b> type is the default. It presents three pairs of planes, locked ortho-normal to each other, and initially aligned to the WCS. The <b class="uiTerm">Box </b>type forms a cube. To define the cube, NX inherits the current XC-YC plane definition from the <b class="uiTerm">Two Parallel Plane</b> type, and then provides a YZ-ZC and XC-ZC plane at the model extents that are ortho-normal to the XC-YC plane. When you rotate the cube, it affects the clipping results in the two plane type.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the location and orientation of the selected plane. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reference</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">From the <b class="uiTerm">Reference</b> menu, first choose a point of reference: <b class="uiTerm">Absolute</b>, <b class="uiTerm">WCS</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Screen</b>. Then orient the active clipping plane to either the <b class="uiTerm">X</b>, <b class="uiTerm">Y</b>, or <b class="uiTerm">Z</b> plane.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Absolute</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item">Set Plane to <b class="uiTerm">X</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the absolute x-axis and is located at the absolute axis origin.
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                        <p class="para_item">Set Plane to <b class="uiTerm">Y</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the absolute y-axis and is located at the absolute axis origin.
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                        <p class="para_item">Set Plane to <b class="uiTerm">Z</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the absolute z-axis and is located at the absolute axis origin.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">WCS</b></p>
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">X</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the WCS x-axis and is located at the WCS X-axis origin.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Y</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the WCS Y-axis and is located at the WCS axis origin.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Z</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane whose normal is along the WCS Z-axis and is located at the WCS axis origin.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">X</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane perpendicular to the plane of the screen and vertical.  It is located in the middle of the bounding volume.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Y</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane perpendicular to the plane of the screen and horizontal.  It is located in the middle of the bounding volume.
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                        <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Z</b> &mdash; Defines a base plane parallel to the plane of the screen (that is, the plane normal is the view vector) and is located in the middle of the bounding volume.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Object</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Lets you select an object to specify a plane object.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reverse Direction</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Flips the sectioning plane(s) across the currently active plane 180 degrees from the previous direction. You can achieve the same effect by double-clicking on the selected conehead handle.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Alternate Plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Alternates between the X, Y, and Z planes of the current coordinate system.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Offset</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the distance of the plane from the initial (creation) location. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Step</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the step size to use when using arrow keys to move the plane.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Specify Transform</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Displays a manipulator box for you to enter X, Y, and Z values for the location of the manipulator (Plane).</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Second Plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select the <b class="uiTerm">Two Parallel Planes</b> type. Controls the behavior and interaction of the two planes. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Lock to first plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Causes both planes to move together. If the planes are not locked, only the active plane moves.  Change the active plane by selecting another plane.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Defines the distance to maintain between the two planes when locked. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Box</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select the <b class="uiTerm">Box</b> type. Controls the box of section planes. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Lock to plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Causes the movement of the active plane to move the entire box of section planes. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Controls the size of the box along the normal axis of the manipulator. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Reset Box</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Returns <b class="uiTerm">Box</b> settings to their out-of-the-box state.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Actions</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Create Datum plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Creates a datum at the location of the currently selected plane for use by another application.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Load Near Intersecting</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Allows you to open all components that intersect with the currently active plane. This option is unavailable for the Box type, to prevent opening components outside the view volume. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Load All Intersecting</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Allows you to open all components that intersect with the current view volume. This option is available only when Type is set to Box and is useful for analyzing a particular component when you only want to open the minimum number of components in the assembly. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Display Settings</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Type</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you choose the <b class="uiTerm">One Plane</b> type.
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                  <p class="para_td">Choose either <b class="uiTerm">Section</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Slice</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Manipulator</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Displays the <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_op_sec_ov.html#manipulator');return(false);">manipulator</a>, allowing you to rotate the plane.  You also can use the manipulator to change the offset distance.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Move Manipulator in View</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies a new location for the manipulator. </p>
                  <p class="para_td">Click the button next to <b class="uiTerm">Move Manipulator in View</b>, click on the manipulator to activate it, and then click on a new location in the graphics window.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Orient View to Plane</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Provides a view of the part from the XY section plane when you rotate the part.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cap Settings</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">A cap is an area of solid color drawn onto the cutting surface of the section, creating a &quot;pseudo face&quot; where the sectioning clipping planes intersect the model.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Cap Settings are available only if the view rendering style is not Static Wireframe. This option is effective only for shaded surfaces that form closed volumes. For views with Partially Shaded or Face Analysis rendering styles, a valid cap is produced only if the <b class="uiTerm">Partially Shaded</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Face Analysis</b> attribute is enabled for all faces of a solid body to form a closed volume. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Cap</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Shows or hides the cap area of the plane. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Color Option</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the color option. Select either <b class="uiTerm">Body color</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Specify Color</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">When you select <b class="uiTerm">Specify Color</b> from the list, the color swatch next to <b class="uiTerm">Cap Color</b> is available for you to select a color.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Body Color </b>specifies the same color as the body color. Body Color plus Interference specifies the combination of the body color for the cap, and a user-defined color for any interference with other objects.  Initial values for cap color settings and the interference setting are specified by Customer Defaults. Once defined, NX saves the values with the part.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Cap Color</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select <b class="uiTerm">Specify Color</b> from the <b class="uiTerm">Color Option</b> list.
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                  <p class="para_td">Click the color swatch and select a color in the color dialog box.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Interference</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select the <b class="uiTerm">Show Cap</b> check box.
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                  <p class="para_td">When you select the <b class="uiTerm">Show Interference</b> check box , you can see any areas of interference within the model.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Interference Color</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select the <b class="uiTerm">Show Cap</b> check box.
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                  <p class="para_td">Select a color to display any interference.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Curve Settings</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Section Curves</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Shows the curves created by the location of the section plane.  These are temporary (non-saved) curves.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Realtime Section Curve Update</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Shows the curves while you move the plane.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Color Option</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Sets the color option. Select either <b class="uiTerm">Body color</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Specify Color</b>. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Color</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when you select <b class="uiTerm">Specify Color</b> from the <b class="uiTerm">Color Option</b> list.  Click the color swatch and select a color in the <b class="uiTerm">Color</b> dialog box. 
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Save Section Curves</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Saves the current section curves for you to use at a later time.  These curves are in the <b class="uiTerm">Part Navigator</b> under<b class="uiTerm"> Unused Items/Group Dynamic Sections</b>.
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