User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–54 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Displaying the
Cross Section
of Objects
TheȱSectionȱfeatureȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱviewȱtheȱinteriorȱofȱanȱobjectȱbyȱ“slicing”ȱ
itȱonȱanyȱaxis.ȱYouȱcanȱthenȱmanipulateȱtheȱobjectȱtoȱinspectȱtheȱinteriorȱ
fromȱdifferentȱangles.ȱThisȱmayȱbeȱimportantȱforȱdecidingȱonȱtheȱtypeȱofȱ
supportȱnecessaryȱwhenȱproducingȱtheȱmodelȱ(seeȱ“ChoosingȱtheȱSupport
ȱ
Strength”ȱonȱpage 52).ȱDisplayingȱanȱobject’sȱcrossȱsectionȱonlyȱaffectsȱhowȱ
theȱtrayȱisȱdisplayedȱonȱtheȱscreen;ȱitȱdoesȱnotȱchangeȱtheȱobjectȱitself.
To display a cross section of the tray:
1. FromȱtheȱToolsȱmenu,ȱselectȱSection.
TheȱSectionȱdialogȱboxȱopens.
Figure 5-76: Section dialog box
2. SelectȱEnable Clipping.
3. UseȱtheȱsliderȱcontrolsȱforȱtheȱXȬ,ȱYȬ,ȱandȱZȬaxesȱtoȱcutȱtheȱtrayȱsoȱthatȱ
youȱseeȱtheȱcrossȱsectionȱyouȱwant.
Figure 5-77: Whole view Figure 5-78: Cross-section view, after
using the Z-slider