Show or hide cutting plane lines in section views

When you create a section view using a cutting plane that is defined by multiple line segments, you can use the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices option to show or hide the resulting edges in a drawing view. You can set this option in two places in the draft document.

Set the display of cutting plane lines for new drawing views
  1. In the draft document, choose Application menu→Solid Edge Options.

  2. In the Options dialog box, click the Edge Display tab.

  3. Click Advanced.

  4. On the Advanced Edge Display page, do one of the following:

    • To hide the edges, clear the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices check box.

    • To show the edges, set the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices check box.

Show or hide cutting plane lines in an existing drawing view
  1. Right-click the drawing view and choose Properties.

  2. In the Drawing View Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.

  3. On the Advanced page, do one of the following:

    • To hide the edges, clear the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices check box.

    • To show the edges, set the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices check box.

  4. Right-click the drawing view and choose Update View.

Tip:

See the related Help topic, Hide or Show a Cutting Plane Using Layers.

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