View

The View group hosts sectioning tools that can assist with positioning and filtering data by enabling you to check scan alignments to confirm correct registration.

XY Slice

View a horizontal section of selected data from above.

Quick Section

View a vertical section through two picked points.

Section Mode

View a section in front of, behind, or straddling the action plane. Also activates the section manager.

XY Slice

The XY Slice tool allows you to quickly section objects in a horizontal plane with elevation set to the middle of the view's vertical extents. The centre of rotation is moved to the centre of the sectioned objects. The default section thickness is 0.20 m or  0.656 ft.

On the Position and Filter tab, in the View group, click XY Slice.

For instructions on manipulating the slice, see Action Plane > Section Manager.

Other section tools

Quick Section and Section Mode are also available on the View tab, in the Action Plane group. For detailed explanations of these and other sectioning tools, see Action Plane > Sectioning.