Create Parallel Sections

Parallel sections can be created to enable comparison of surfaces following these steps:

  1. On the Create ribbon tab navigate to the Topology group and select Parallel Sections.

  2. Enter the point to Start sections at, or click in the view window.

  3. Enter the point to End sections at, or click in the view window.

  4. Enter the Distance between sections or the total Amount of sections to be created.

  5. Choose the following Sectioning options:

  • Select Merge section lines into a single object to create a single edge network representing the parallel section of the object.
  • Select Flatten section lines to the XY plane to create multiple edge networks restricted to the XY plane without any elevation.
  • Select Make sectioning planes vertical to create multiple edge networks in the plane defined in the Start sections and End sections.

  1. Optionally you can choose the Destination container or keep it default.

  2. Click OK or Apply. The parallel sections are saved in the contours container by default.

    The above example shows two sections from the same surface overlaid to show changes in the surface.