Cut Surfaces and Outlines (Element Settings)

Relevant for Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell, Morph, Mesh, Beam, Column.

Cut Surfaces

Set the attributes displayed for cut surfaces both in Section and on the Floor Plan.

For a basic element:

Define the cut line and pen

For a basic, composite or complex profile element:

If needed, override the fill foreground/background pens of this element (defined by default in the Building Material). To do this, choose Foreground, Background or Both from the Override Cut Fill Pens pop-up to access the respective controls.

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Outlines

Use these settings to define lines and pen colors to element outlines that fall above (Overhead) and/or below (Uncut) the Floor Plan Cut Plane.

Overhead Lines will be displayed if the Floor Plan Display pop-up is set to “Projected with Overhead” or “Overhead All”.

Uncut Lines will be displayed if the Floor Plan Display pop-up is set to “Projected” or “Outlines Only.”

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