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Isolate section plane to one group

Isolate section plane to one group - SketchUp Tutorial

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Isolate section plane to one group

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- [Instructor] Section cuts are great for creating a better view into our model or for creating elevation drawings. To set one, I can go to tools, section plane, and now I can click on a surface that is parallel with where I would like to cut my drawing. I'll go ahead and click on the countertop, and now, SketchUp would like me to name the section plane. I'll go ahead and use the default naming for this section plane and choose okay. Now I can use the move tool to move the location of this cut. However, sometimes, I don't want to cut through the entire model. Perhaps I just want to cut through the walls of this space and leave the cabinetry in full view. So I'm going to delete this plane by selecting it and hitting delete, and I'm going to place a new one. To create a section plane that won't cut through the cabinetry, I'll double-click into the wall group. Then, when I use the section plane tool in the same way, it…

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