Clipping path - Defining any section with any viewing direction
Tool(s): Clipping Path
To define any section with any viewing direction
- Click
Clipping Path (How). - The Create Clipping Path palette opens. Select the Advanced input method and define more parameters for the section.
- Select the .
- Enter the outline of the section object in plan as you would a polyline.
- The way you continue depends on the input option set:
- Normal: Click a point in the workspace to define the viewing direction. In order to define the line representing the viewing direction, you can find a number of in the input options.
Note: The line representing the viewing direction starts with a circle. If you click within this circle, Allplan takes the view from this point (z-direction for plan view or soffit). - Custom: Set any view, for example an isometric view (View on the View menu or Viewport toolbar).
Click in the workspace to confirm.
Finally, switch back to plan view.
- To view the section, click
Section Display (How).
Note: Label and clipping path symbols can be moved independently of each other.
Tip: Section objects created with the Normal input option can be edited using the
Stretch Entities tool. This is only possible if you have selected the Section object option in the Create Clipping Path palette.
Tip: Sections can be modified using Properties on the shortcut menu (modification based on initial settings).