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85 <p>Using this menu you can create cross-section views (clipping planes)
90 <p>To start, click on the New button. </p>
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98 <p>Now you can define the parameters of your cross-section: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation</B></span>
100 or Y-Z); <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Distance </B></span>between the
101 opposite extremities of the object,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span>if
102 it is set to 0.5 the object is split in two halves; and <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rotation</B></span>
103 (in angle degrees) <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>around X (Y to Z)
104 </B></span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> around Y (X to Z)</B></span>.
105 If the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show preview</B></span> button is
106 on, you can see the clipping plane in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Object
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117 the cross-section in the</span> Object window</p>
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