Create a Section Viewpoint

Note: The creation process is identical for Elevations.
To create a section with its source in the model, you must place a section marker on the Floor Plan. (This is a “source” section marker.)
Note: Another type of Section viewpoint is the Independent Section, having no model source.
See Create an Independent Section Viewpoint.
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Activate the Section tool.
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In the Info Box or Section Default Settings, make sure that “Create new section viewpoint” is selected.
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Choose an input method (either Straight Line or Staggered Line) from the Info Box and draw a Section line on the Floor Plan.
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Straight line: click twice to define each end of the line.
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Staggered line: click as many times as needed to define each segment of the Section line. Double-click to complete the input line.
The Eyeball cursor appears.
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With the eyeball cursor, click on either side of the line to set the orientation of the Section. The place where you click also defines the Section’s limit line, if you have chosen a “Limited” horizontal range in Section Tool Settings.
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The Marker is automatically placed after the section line is completed. (If you are placing a Section of limited horizontal range, the limit line is also placed automatically.)
Source markers are distinguished on screen by an optional semi-transparent fill. (Use View > On-screen View Options > Highlight Source Markers to enable or disable this distinguishing fill for all source markers. The color of this fill can be set in Options > Work Environment > On-Screen Options.)
See Define Horizontal/Vertical Range of Section Viewpoint.
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A new Section viewpoint is created and listed in the Navigator Project Map.
Other information about the new Section viewpoint - its Markers and Reference information, Model Display, and Story Lines - can be defined in Section Settings.
See Section Tool Settings.