Section on Element

General Information:

Discipline: Common

Developed By: Virtual Projects

Brief: Create section view parallel or perpendicular to selected element. Sequence: 1. Run the Add-In 2. Edit “Section on element” Settings Form a. Section Naming: - Set the name and number of the new section b. Section View Properties: - Set the required scale - Choose the section view type - Assign section view template (if required) c. Section Placement: - Determine the orientation of the section either (perpendicular or parallel to the element) - if parallel: specify the section offset distance from the element’s center line - Determine whether the section should orient to the bottom-left side or the top-right side of the element

Perpendicular:
Section oriented to the bottom-left side	Section oriented to the top-right side
Parallel:
Section placed at center line, oriented to the bottom-left side	Section placed at 100mm from center line, oriented to the top-right side
3. Section Extents from Element: It determines the dimensions of the viewport with respect to the element.

4. Click Pick button to pick a point on a Line Based Element

5. A section view is now created and ready for any further edits

6. When done press Esc button to end the picking process

7. close the form

Considerations:

Make sure that the new section name is not used by another view (a warning message will appear)

Options:

· To create multiple sections simultaneously, un-select “open section after selection” option

· Elements can be picked from any view (floor plan, 3d view, section view…)

· User specified values will be saved

Limitations:

· The add-in won’t work for non-linear elements (ex: floors)

· You can’t navigate between views once you press the “pick button”

· If you can’t run the app at first use, please try the following:

o Right-click Start, then select Run. Type regedit in the Open: box, and then select OK

o Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Section View and delete the Section View folder