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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
- A Section object will be created.
Notes
- Two selected solids will usually result in one closed wire (or several if the objects intersect at several locations). If coplanar faces are involved, like in the example above, some more edges will be added.
Properties
See also: Property View.
A Part 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