Autodesk 23802-091408-9020 - PSG Dwf Composer 2 Tips And Tricks Manual page 6

Cut 3D Cross Sections
Cut through a model with a section
plane and manipulate the view in various
ways by moving and rotating the section
plane and flipping the view.
1. Open a model and from the Tools
menu, choose Cross Section>
XY Section, YZ Section, or XZ Section.
2. A transparent purple sheet (the sec-
tion plane) and a tripod drop into the
center of the model, cutting through
the model to reveal a cross section.
Move or rotate the section plane to
reveal a different cross section each
time.
3. The three legs, or axes, of the tripod
meet at a central point called the
origin. To change the cross section
revealed, move or rotate the section
plane by moving the cursor over
the tripod. Hot spots appear, each
enabling the user to move the section
plane in a different way.
Before
After
Move Along an Axis
On the axis along which you want to
move the section plane, click the axis
near the origin. Drag in either direction
along the axis. Click the Up Arrow key to
move away from the origin or the Down
Arrow key to move toward the origin.
Move Within a Plane
Roll the cursor over a plane defined by
two axes until a plane icon with arrows
appears, and click. Drag the section
plane in any direction.
Move Parallel to Screen
Click the origin. Drag the section plane in
any direction.
Rotate
On the axis around which you want to
rotate, click near the end of the axis.
Drag the section plane around the axis.
If you press and hold the Shift key while
using the keyboard arrows to rotate,
the section plane rotates in 45 degree
increments.
Use Flexible Printing Options
Preview the job before sending it to the
printer. Partnerships with printer manu-
facturers like HP and Océ help assure
fast, high-quality output.
Print to Spec
Customize the settings that affect
output from standard to large format.
Choose from among the following op-
tions:
1. Full Page or the Current View
2. Paper Size or select Use DWF
Paper Size
• Landscape or Portrait
• Fit to Page or Print to Scale
• Tile across multiple pages