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| Menu location |
|---|
| Part → Section |
| Workbenches |
| Part |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Part CrossSections |
Description
The 
Part Section command creates wire geometry at the intersections of two objects. The result is fully parametric.
- An intersection of two solids/faces results in one or more section lines.
- An intersection of two lines, or a line and a solid/face, results in one or more points.
A cube sectioned with a cylinder
Usage
- Select two objects.
- The first object will be the DataBase of the Section, but the selection order has no impact on the result.
- There are several ways to invoke the command:
- Press the Section button.
- Select the Part → Section option from the menu.
- Press the
Properties
See also: Property editor.
A PartDesign Section object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:
Data
Base
- DataBase (
Link): Link to the first object. - DataTool (
Link): Link to the second object.
Boolean
- Data (hidden)History (
ShapeHistory): "Shape history". - DataRefine (
Bool): "Refine shape (clean up redundant edges) after this boolean operation". The default value is determined by the Automatically refine model after sketch-based operation preference. See PartDesign Preferences.
Section
- DataApproximation (
Bool): Approximate the output edges.
Links
To create sections with a section plane see 
Cross-sections.
This page is retrieved from https://wiki.freecad.org/Part_Section