Part Section tool

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Simonski
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Part Section tool

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Is there a good explanation of the ‘Part Section’ tool somewhere? At the moment, I’m confused about:

What exactly is a ‘section’?
When, why and how would I want to use one?
Do I get the same section from two objects if I select them in the opposite order?

A good practical example would be useful. Thank you.
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Re: Part Section tool

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Did you read the wiki Part Section?
A Sketcher Lecture with in-depth information is available in English, auf Deutsch, en français, en español.
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Re: Part Section tool

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Simonski wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:26 am .....
A good practical example would be useful. Thank you.
Hello, greetings to the Community!
here are some of the many possibilities offered by the sectioning functions
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Simonski
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Re: Part Section tool

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chrisb wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:43 pm Did you read the wiki Part Section?
Of course. But it focuses on how to create a section, rather than why.
domad wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:07 pm here are some of the many possibilities offered by the sectioning functions
Thank you for these examples. I wasn’t sure what you would do with a non-planar section, e.g. the example in the wiki (a cylinder intersecting a cube).
Simonski wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:26 am Do I get the same section from two objects if I select them in the opposite order?
My guess would be yes.
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Re: Part Section tool

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Simonski wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:26 am ...
A good practical example would be useful. Thank you.
here is a practical example. it can also be used for many other situations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqNoz2Bs7O4

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