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Sectioning Workflows in Rhino

by Rajaa Issa, Clipping Section (formerly SectionTools plugin) For Rhino 8 or later.

In this comprehensive video tutorial, learn about Rhino 8 clipping sections: what they are; how they are used; how they compare to clipping planes; and a few sectioning workflows then wrap up with a Q/A.

Before you start:

  1. Download the model set here. Unzip into a folder and be ready to open the files.
  2. Open the PDF here.
  3. Start tutorial here.

Chapters

A Table of Contents with the chapters in the video is available here.

  • 01 Clipping Plane Properties
  • 02 Clipping Plane Widget
  • 03 Create Sections
  • 04 Named View
  • 05 Discussion: When Are Sections Used
  • 06 Selective Clipping
  • 07 Clipping Plane with Depth Option
  • 08 Layer Section Styles
  • 09 How to Set Section Styles
  • 10 Section Style By Clipping Plane
  • 11 Clipping Section Workflows
  • 12 Clipping Drawings
  • 13 Extract Clipping Sections
  • 14 Wrap Up & Question

Questions

training/home/clippingsectiontutorial.txt · Last modified: 2025/08/08 by maryfugier