Changing display options for the intersection area of section planes

The appearance of the intersection area where the section plane intersects entities is customizable. The display settings you choose apply to all section planes in the drawing.

To change display options for the intersection area of section planes

   1   Do one of the following to choose Section Plane Settings ():

    On the ribbon, choose Visualize > Section Plane Settings (in Live Sections); AEC > Section Plane Settings (in Sections, if your program version supports AEC entities).

    On the menu, choose View > Live Sections > Section Plane Settings; AEC > Section Planes > Section Plane Settings (if your program version supports AEC entities).

    Type sectionplanesettings and then press Enter.

    Choose Settings when using the Section Plane command.

   2   To display the intersection area with a color or pattern that is different than the rest of the section plane, do the following:

    Mark Display Section Fill.

    In Fill Color, select the color used to fill the intersection area.

   3   To display the intersection area with a pattern and fill, do the following:

    Mark Display Section Pattern.

    In Pattern Type, select the pattern.

    In Pattern Color, select the color for the pattern.

   4   Click OK.