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Discovery Quick Tip- X-Section Mode

Tagged: 3D mode, Cleanup, cut section, design, editing, Fill, geometry editing, geometry modification, modes, move, pull, Section mode, simulation preparation, Sketching
    • November 2, 2022 at 9:16 am
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      In this video you will learn about the section mode which can be activated by X on the keyboard. You can use Section mode to edit solids by working with their edges and vertices in cross-section. You can modify faces, edges, planes, cylinders, rounds, and chamfers in section mode. You can edit solids and surface bodies.

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