Section Styles
File > Properties > Section Styles
The Section Styles document properties manage the display of hatch patterns on objects' clipping sections.
New
Adds a new section style.
Copy
Makes a copy of the selected section style.
Delete
Deletes the selected section style.
Purge
Deletes all unused section styles from the model.
Import
Imports section styles from a 3dm file.
Search
Enter text to only list the section styles with the text in their names.
Section Style
Name
The section style's name.
Hatch
Pattern
Hatch pattern drop-down
Browse Additional Patterns
Adds a built-in hatch pattern to the model.
Search
Lists only the hatch patterns that have the input text in their names.
Pattern List
The thumbnails of available hatch patterns in the model.
Scale Slider
Move the slider to change the size of the pattern thumbnails.
Grid view
Displays hatch patterns as large thumbnails arranged in a grid.
List view
Displays hatch patterns in a vertical list with smaller previews.
Scaling types
The scaling type tabs let you filter the hatch patterns based on their scaling types.
All
Lists all hatch patterns, regardless of scaling types.
Layout
Lists only the hatch patterns that use layout units.
Model
Lists only the hatch patterns that use model units.
-
If a hatch pattern is set to use Model Units, it is not affected by Use Hatch Scaling.
Right-click context menu
Right-click the pattern list to show the context menu.
Browse Additional Patterns
Adds a built-in hatch pattern to the model.
Import Hatch Patterns
Imports hatch patterns from a .3dm or .pat file.
Previews Show Pattern Unit Outline Color
Distinguishes hatch pattern scaling types by outline colors: red for layout units and blue for model units.
Previews Show Pattern Unit Icon
Distinguishes hatch pattern scaling types by overlay icons: for layout units and for model units.
Pattern Color
The display color of the hatch pattern.
By Object
The color comes from the source that could be the object, layer, or clipping plane.
Custom color
Select a color for the hatch pattern.
Pattern Rotation
The rotation angle of the hatch pattern.
Pattern Scale
The scale factor of the hatch pattern.
Background Color
The color fills the hatch boundary.
Viewport
The color is based on Clipping Plane settings of the viewport display mode.
Boundary
Show
Draws the boundary curves of the hatch.
Linetype
The linetype used by the boundary curves.
Display Width Scale
The scale factor of the linetype width.
Color
By Object
The color comes from the source that could be the object, layer, or clipping plane.
Custom color
Select a color for the boundary curve.
Print
Pattern Print Color
Sets the print color of the hatch pattern.
By Object
The color comes from the source that could be the object, layer, or clipping plane.
Background Print Color
Sets the print color of the hatch background fill.
Viewport
The color is based on Clipping Plane settings of the viewport display mode.
Boundary Print Color
Sets the print color of the section boundary curves.
By Object
The color comes from the source that could be the object, layer, or clipping plane.
Boundary Print Width
Sets the print width of the section boundary curves.
By Object
The print width comes from the source that could be the object, layer, or clipping plane.
Section open objects
Fills the closed section on an open object.
The Contour and Section commands (Output=All) always create section curves from objects, even though this option is disabled.