I started to model a room, making a section plan to divide my room in 2 (right and left). I created scenes in order to navigate quickly in between the 2 views and create a layout document with those different scenes. But every time I am updating one of those view in SU ( by doing reverse section plan to access the right view ) , the other view get obstructed as if the section plan was not actif anymore. What did I do wrong ? And what should I do the keep my scene the way I want it, with the good camera view and section plan cut ? thanks !!
Are you using SketchUp for Schools, which is the web based version for primary education students? Or SketchUp Pro?
Scenes will show the current state of a section cut so if you reverse the section cut it should show as reversed in any scene where that cut is active. For what you describe you need to use a second setion cut for the opposite view so each scene uses a different section cut.
The section cut direction and scenes is the same sort of thing as moving objects within the model space. If you move a chair in the model space it will show as moved in any scene in which the chair is visible.
This seems like a behavior that could be improved. I am having the same issue.
I would like to have one section cut but be able to show scenes looking both ways and have the scene record which side of the section cut it is referring to. Creating another section cut makes things cluttered.
How do I make this a feature request?
I just found this post as I am trying to do the same thingâŚ
I want to show the 4 elevations diagrams in layout from inside a room to show all sides of a room.
I tried to create a plugin that would automatically create N, S, E and W facing scenes using a selected red axis and a green axis section plane. So 4 scenes in total. Then simply use these 4 scenes in layout, and not have to move things around in layout for each room (12 rooms for my current project.
While I could create the scenes, with the correct camera azimuth, the section planes âdirectionsâ were wrong in 2 of the 4 scenes. And if I switched the section planeâs direction, the other complimentary scene was wrong.
The reason being the direction of the active cut is not saved with a scene, as it is a property of the section cut element. Thatâs very painful!
An you canât change the direction of the active cut either in Layout, so you are forced to use 2 overlapping section cuts (in opposite directions) per plane if you want to have 4 section cuts across a room.
Think of your 4 Section Planes, however orientated or positioned as âfixedâ. Each Scene you save is also âfixedâ in terms of which of these 4 Section Planes it uses.
The benefit of this is that by naming the 4 Section Planes you know exactly what they do and you know saved Scenes will retain the Section Plane they use.
If it didnât work this way (i.e. if Section Planes didnât remember which way they were facing and that property was only something saved in individual Scenes), I think it would actually be more confusing.
I have found the key to using Section Planes is naming them, including their symbol.
You do still have the option of using the Position Camera tool to use camera clipping to do your interior elevations but it only can be made to work if you use Raster rendering in your LayOut views. Other rendering methods will render things behind the camera too.
I agree that this is the only way, but in a model with over 10 different rooms that need elevations, that is 40 different section planes to name and manage.
It is doable, but can get very confusing. I do name all my sections (e.g Bedroom 1 = B1N, B1S, B1E, B1W) and then I hide them when working on the model. Because they are named I can use the Outliner to find them quickly and un-hide them.
Iâm sure you know this, but you can copy and paste Section Planes, even from one file into another. So, if you use a standard naming system at least you can copy all those Section Planes into a new project without having to create and name them all from scratch each time. They wonât be in the right positions but at least you just have to drag them into position without having to create/name them.
And you can also save them in your own custom template so they are there for each new project.
