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cabate

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How can the Section Plane tool be used to remove part of a model?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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How can you adjust your model display so that while editing a group or component, nothing else is visible?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

This tool creates an imaginary plane through an object, and a set of intersection edges can be created by right-clicking on a section plane and choosing Create Group from Slice. After the group of edges is exploded, all objects on either side of those edges can be erased.

Answer to Question 2

From the main menu, choose View / Component Edit / Hide Similar Components.



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