move section cut tool on plane without snapping to surface

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Machiel Basson

• July 26, 2022 02:03

While reviewing models I use the section plane to pan through and view the model, sometimes the tool is in a awkward position or just plainly in the way of what I am viewing. Often there is nothing nearby to snap the tool too without greatly changing the plane direction/perspective.

My current work around is to move it around by moving my camera view as it shifts when it goes off screen. But this is cumbersome. 

I would love the ability to maybe press shift/alt to lock the plane but be able to shift/translate the tool along the plane so I can move it to a different position on screen without changing the cut plane

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  David Gomez

  • July 29, 2022 17:00

  Hi Michiel,

  If using the "section plane" or "section box" with the "fit section box around selection" feature does not help -

  Could you email me directly at d.gomez@revizto.com? I would like to better understand your use case and to be able to communicate your request to our development team correctly. 

  Thanks!

   

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  Perrin Romney

  • August 25, 2022 14:36
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  I would just hit escape - it will maintain the section and remove the handle. When you're ready to move again, just hit CTRL+X and it pops right back up.

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  Machiel Basson

  • September 07, 2022 01:56

  Thank you David and Perrin for your suggestion, and sorry for just seeing it now. I did just try it but unfortunately it does not work for my purposes.
  
  I think it might help to give a more detailed example of my use case:
  This is most prevalent when I am reviewing a service that runs along the length of a corridor, such as a duct/pipe to see if any pipes or cables are passing through it or too close to be mounted properly. To do this I would use the section plane with a 3d mouse and "pan" through the model as it continually cuts the model revealing details as I move the "cut" forward and backward. (to do this the section tool needs to be in use constantly)
  
  The specific issue I have is most often the only object I can snap the section cut tool to is the object I am reviewing, and that leaves the section tool in the way of seeing what I want to look at in detail.
  
  Below is an simpler example (for lack of a non confidential project) of what the feature/solution I am looking for, I have snapped to the end of a underground pipe and want to move the section along the pipe and check the interior/ surroundings for clashes/issues. But in the current view of the section tool blocks most of what I am wanting to look at. I would want a option to just move it slightly left or right so that i can still use it but it isn't in the way of the pipe

  

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