Cutting Plane Selection command bar

Drawing View Style

Selects a style for the cutting plane line.

The cutting plane style is defined as a Line style and is associated with the Drawing View style in use.

Cutting plane name

Displays the cutting plane name. This label is system-generated using the automatic naming sequence defined in the Specify Annotation Letters dialog box. You can use the name the software supplies, or you can type one. All names within one document must be unique.

You can you can modify the caption using the Caption tab of the Cutting Plane Properties dialog box.

Show Caption

Displays a list of options for showing or hiding the cutting plane caption. If the cutting plane caption is shown, you also can choose whether to show or hide the view sheet number. You can adjust the position of the caption text with the Select tool.

You can use these independent Show Caption controls to display the view sheet number when the section view and the source view with the cutting plane are on different sheets.

Note:

You can use the following check box on the Annotation tab (Solid Edge Options dialog box) to show the sheet number automatically when the views are moved onto different sheets, and to hide the cross-reference automatically when the view are on the same sheet:

  • Show sheet number if parent annotation (e.g. cutting plane) and derived view (e.g. section view) do not reside on the same sheet

Properties

Displays the Cutting Plane Properties dialog box.

Edit Cutting Plane

Activates the cutting plane environment. This button is displayed only when you select a cutting plane for editing.

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