A cutting plane can be used to create only one section view. Before you can use a cutting plane to create another section view, you must delete the first section view.

To hide edges created by a cutting plane line with multiple segments, clear the Show Edges Created By Cutting Plane Line Vertices option. You can set this option in two places in the draft document.

• To set this as a preference for new section views, on the Solid Edge Options dialog box, click the Edge Display tab, and then click Advanced.

• To show or hide the cutting plane line edge in an existing drawing view, from its shortcut menu, choose Properties, and then click the Advanced tab.

To change the section view direction, edit the view direction lines on the selected cutting plane.

You can use fill and hatch styles to define the patterned area of a section view.

You can use the Section Only option to create a thin-section view that displays only the graphics that are physically cut by the cutting plane. This option is available only while creating a section view.

For assembly models, you can use the Model Display Settings dialog box to show and hide parts before you click to place the section view.

When you click to position the section view, the section view is created so that it is aligned with the cutting plane.

If you specified a fold line, then the new view is aligned to the fold line.

You can create a new section view using an existing section view.

You can create a new section view from a rotated view. The new view has no alignment.