3. PublishSection

Definition

This component is used to publish clipping planes to a channel to visually cut your 3D model. You can either use Rhino clipping planes or use different planes either from Rhino or generated from Grasshopper.

3.1. Input

Name	Description	Type
Connection	Link with the Connect component	Connection
Section	Select a plane to cut the model	Plane/surfaces
Index	Select a plane from a list	Number

Tip

• Rhino clipping planes are automatically imported and have to be selected in the menu below -Activate clipping planes-

• If you have connected one or multiple surfaces with the input: Section Plane, you have to connect a number slider with index to be able to select them and turn them on or off.

3.2. Output

Name	Description	Type
Log	Document changes & Data sent	Text
Content	Connect to Content	RADii content

3.3. Right click menu

Section Duration:	how quickly the section is moving into place
Set duration:	toggle to have a moving clipping plane
Activate clipping planes:	clipping planes from rhino to be selected

Tip

• If you need to change view direction of a Rhino clipping plane, you have to rotate it 180°. The Rhino “flip” command will not work.

• Names of clipping planes are not carried over into the Grasshopper plugin at the time of writing

3.4. Video tutorials:

Publish Section city scale

Publish Section building scale

Section Pointcloud