A cutting plane can consist of one or more elements. You can include both lines and arcs in a cutting plane. If you create a cutting plane that consists of multiple elements, the elements must meet the following requirements:

• The elements must meet at their endpoints.

• The elements cannot form a closed region or have loops.

• The elements cannot cross each other.

• Any arcs in the cutting plane must be connected to a line at each end of the arc.

If you draw the cutting plane line so that it extends beyond the cropping boundary of a detail view, then the geometry outside the detail view, to the extent of the cutting plane, will be included in the section view. If you draw the cutting plane line so that it is completely contained within the detail view, then only that geometry, to the extent of the cutting plane, will be included in the section view.

• Draw a cutting plane line

• Hide or show a cutting plane

• Section views

• Drawing view creation

• Drawing 2D elements

• Section View command (Draft environment)

• Cutting Plane Properties dialog box

• Cutting Plane Selection command bar