3 \page section_opeartion_page Section
5 \b Section operation creates a vertex, an edge, a wire or a compound
6 of them representing the intersection of two shapes.
8 To produce it, select in the main menu <b>Operations - > Boolean - > Section</b>
10 \image html neo-section.png "Section dialog"
13 - Input or accept the default \b Name of the resulting shape.
14 - Click the arrow button and select in the Object Browser or in the Viewer the intersecting <b>Objects</b>.
15 - Activate the corresponding check-box if you wish to <b> Detect Self-intersections</b>. If a self-intersection detected the operation fails.
16 - Activate \ref restore_presentation_parameters_page "Advanced options" if required.
17 - Press "Apply" or "Apply & Close" button to get the result (VERTEX, EDGE, WIRE or COMPOUND).
19 This operation can be performed using a <b>TUI Command:</b>
21 <em>geompy.MakeSection(s1, s2, checkSelfInte)</em>
23 <b>Arguments:</b> Name + 2 shapes + an optional flag for self-intersection check.
27 \image html fusesn1.png "The initial shapes"
29 \image html sectionsn.png "The resulting object"
31 Our <b>TUI Scripts</b> provide you with useful examples of the use of
32 \ref tui_section "Boolean Operations".
36 Please refer to <a href="SALOME_BOA_PA.pdf">this document</a> for a detailed description of Boolean operations.
37 It provides a general review of the Partition and Boolean
38 operations algorithms, describes the usage methodology and highlights
39 major limitations of these operations.