Creating radial section curves on a surface

Once you have started the Section Curve command, you can proceed as follows (please note that you can follow this step-by-step example by loading file: "RadialSections.e3").



1 In the Entities drop-down list select Surfaces. Select the surface you want to create the section curves on and end selection.


 
2 In the Sampling Mode drop-down list select Radial.
 
3 In the Axis drop-down list, select Line and click on the dashed line as in the following illustration:


 
4 Select the point identifying the starting section plane (First Plane Point).


 
5 Set the No. of sections to 10. A preview is displayed. The Angle mini-dialog box/handle pair enables you to set the angular step for the sections to be created. Set the Angle value to 36.


 
6 Click or to confirm your selections and create the curves.