Starting the Cameras and Section Manager

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Starting the Cameras and Section Manager

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When you execute this command, the following Cameras and Sections Manager dialog box appears:

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This dialog box has 3 tabs:

Cameras

The Cameras are nothing but the views whose parameters are directly saved in the current model. A camera is mainly defined by at least three parameters:

Eye position

Target position

Angle of the perspective cone

Sections

The Sections cut the model through a vertical plane and preserve only one side of the model. The section plane can be defined by two points on the XY plane. For each section, it is possible to see the model from different views each matching to a camera as previously defined.

Planes

Like the sections, the planes cut the model but only through a section plane parallel to the XY plane and preserve the lower part of the model only. For each plane, it is possible to see the model from different views each matching to a camera as previously defined.

Common operations

In the three tabs of this dialog box appears a prioritized list of elements Cameras, Sections and Plane saved in the model. Just above this list, you can see some buttons that correspond to some operations that are common to these three elements:

$image\ebx_1712504276.gif$ IMPORTANT: Note that in this document, the term "indicated" refers to the single element (camera, section or plane) on which you would have previously clicked in the list. This should not be confused with the term "selected" which refers to the elements for which you would have checked the checkbox located just left to their name.

ICON	COMMAND	DESCRIPTION
$image\ebx_-34311380.gif$	Add new	Add a new camera, section or plane
$image\ebx_-815627105.gif$	Delete	Delete the indicated camera, section or plane
$image\ebx_-957294985.gif$	Update camera	Replace the indicated camera
$image\ebx_556641223.gif$	Execute	Execute the indicated camera
$image\ebx_-507780121.gif$	Build 2D	Generate and configure the creation of 2D drawings corresponding to the selected cameras

Rename an element

You can rename a Camera, section or aplane from the list. For this, click on its name once, wait a second and click again on the same place: the name appears in an editable text box and you can change it.

Refresh

Given that you can keep the Manager open and it displays the elements (camera, sections, planes) of the current model, this button enables you to update the content of the Manager lists when you open a new model