# \#sectionplanes **URL:** https://forums.sketchup.com/tag/sectionplanes/884.md [Latest](https://forums.sketchup.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.sketchup.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.sketchup.com/tags.md) --- ## [SJ SectionBox](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sj-sectionbox/306336)
**Author:** [@simjoubert](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/simjoubert)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sj-sectionbox/306336 "2026-06-03T10:09:12Z")
Hello I am happy to present you my new plugin SJ SectionBox. V 1.0.0 - 2024/12/30 Initial Release The SectionBox plugin by Simjoubert Tools allows you to place a section box with 1 to 6 nested section pl… --- ## [Section cut "Handles" don't appear in Sketchup 2026](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-handles-dont-appear-in-sketchup-2026/345158)
**Author:** [@DrBrapp](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DrBrapp)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-handles-dont-appear-in-sketchup-2026/345158 "2026-03-05T00:58:16Z")
I am having a really awkward time trying to save my scenes with section cuts. Unlike in every tutorial I have seen, the wireframe “handles” don’t appear. The only ways to select the section cut and manipulate it are to c… --- ## [\[Plugin\] FredoSection - Tools about Section Planes](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-fredosection-tools-about-section-planes/343333)
**Author:** [@Fredo6](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Fredo6)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-fredosection-tools-about-section-planes/343333 "2026-01-31T21:54:40Z")
FredoSection provides several tools dedicated to section planes: It is published on Sketchucation and requires LibFredo6 v15.8a. It is available for Sketchup 2026 and above. Here are the main features: Generation… --- ## [Section-planes and section fills not working](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-planes-and-section-fills-not-working/341350)
**Author:** [@lennartvu](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lennartvu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-planes-and-section-fills-not-working/341350 "2025-10-23T12:44:46Z")
I am fairly new to using section cuts, so I must be doing something wrong but when I use section cuts it does not show the grip points or the section cuts. Everything is switched on in the styles as well as in the view. … --- ## [Turn off Section Fill for 3D Printing style in Sketchup Web Free](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/turn-off-section-fill-for-3d-printing-style-in-sketchup-web-free/312715)
**Author:** [@timur.tabi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/timur.tabi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/turn-off-section-fill-for-3d-printing-style-in-sketchup-web-free/312715 "2025-02-11T23:10:08Z")
For Sketchup Web, can you please change the “3D Printing” style so that Section Planes are transparent? When I use a section plane, I want to look inside the model, to make sure that I don’t have any interior walls. But … --- ## [Issue with section planes- Gray, unable to move](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-section-planes-gray-unable-to-move/298386)
**Author:** [@cj1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/cj1)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issue-with-section-planes-gray-unable-to-move/298386 "2024-11-10T06:17:39Z")
Im having an issue with my section planes tool. When I apply a section plane it cuts just the surface, the plane grays out and I can’t move it. Section cuts, section fills, and section planes are all turned on. has anyon… --- ## [Layout not snapping on sections](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-not-snapping-on-sections/81692)
**Author:** [@herrma29](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/herrma29)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-not-snapping-on-sections/81692 "2024-07-09T16:31:17Z")
I am using Sketchup Layout Pro 2018. While trying to dimension models, I have consistently run into an issue with the dimension tool not snapping to common points (e.g., corners of models). Not sure if this is a bug or a… --- ## [How to remove this "white filter" on Section Planes?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-remove-this-white-filter-on-section-planes/272258)
**Author:** [@marceltanure](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marceltanure)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-to-remove-this-white-filter-on-section-planes/272258 "2024-05-09T20:03:58Z")
Are there any way? --- ## [Create Group from Slice Issue Report](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-group-from-slice-issue-report/269782)
**Author:** [@ViggoPaulman](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ViggoPaulman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/create-group-from-slice-issue-report/269782 "2024-04-25T15:27:33Z")
The “Create Group from Slice” command in the right-click menu of a selected Section plane, does not create the slice exactly where the section cut is positioned but 0.025mm off. Incidentally, we know that the interna… --- ## [Is there a way to have a single section line at the edge of multiple objects?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-single-section-line-at-the-edge-of-multiple-objects/268546)
**Author:** [@AdamPre](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/AdamPre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-have-a-single-section-line-at-the-edge-of-multiple-objects/268546 "2024-04-16T13:28:37Z")
Hi everyone, This feels like a simple question, but I’ve had a look on the web and in the forum and haven’t found an answer. I’d like to cut sections through multiple objects that touch or overlap, but only see the sec… --- ## [Section plane for cylinder](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-for-cylinder/267233)
**Author:** [@s.lhuillier](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/s.lhuillier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-for-cylinder/267233 "2024-04-08T14:06:40Z")
Hi, I’ve two cylinder, one inside the other. I want to show the “inside” cylinder. I’ve made a group of the ouside one a created a section plane on the vertical plane. The inside one is fully displayed, but the result… --- ## [Section Cut Issues](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-issues/251936)
**Author:** [@jkoll66](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jkoll66)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-issues/251936 "2024-03-21T12:20:03Z")
Hi all. I am trying to render a scene that includes a Sketchup active section plane. It hangs at “Building GPU light cache…”. When I delete the section cut, it renders fine. It also renders when I set it to CPU rendering… --- ## [Section plane not slicing through random room](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-not-slicing-through-random-room/248421)
**Author:** [@amandacampo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/amandacampo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-not-slicing-through-random-room/248421 "2023-11-16T07:43:43Z")
For some reason, when I make a section cut of my model, one random room is “blocked”. There’s no ceiling so I know something is not in the way, It’s a group. I’ve redrawn the geometry multiple times so I know there aren’… --- ## [Another bug in .419 Build](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/another-bug-in-419-build/240134)
**Author:** [@ttaylor\_jp](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ttaylor_jp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/another-bug-in-419-build/240134 "2023-09-02T07:51:33Z")
Hi All, I’m finding another bug in the .419 build of SketchUp 2023 on Windows 11 and I wonder if anyone can replicate it. When I create a Section Plane (in a large SKP file) it asks for me to name the plane and hitting… --- ## [Depth of view option for a Section Plane Cut](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/depth-of-view-option-for-a-section-plane-cut/237145)
**Author:** [@MShawDownstream](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MShawDownstream)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/depth-of-view-option-for-a-section-plane-cut/237145 "2023-07-31T21:30:03Z")
Hello. I’ve learned that sketchup has a limitation when it comes to adding section cuts to get elevations extracted from the model. When you create a section cut you also see all the stuff beyond the wall. This isn’t hel… --- ## [Section cut is active in all scenes - how to make it active in some scenes only?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-is-active-in-all-scenes-how-to-make-it-active-in-some-scenes-only/226806)
**Author:** [@gary.warner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gary.warner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut-is-active-in-all-scenes-how-to-make-it-active-in-some-scenes-only/226806 "2023-04-12T13:52:00Z")
i’ve added a section plane in the front view and saved that as a scene. when I change view to top the section plane is still acttive. how to make a section plane active only in selected scenes so the section cut is onl… --- ## [Animated Section Planes](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/animated-section-planes/207567)
**Author:** [@Synthitect](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Synthitect)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/animated-section-planes/207567 "2022-09-08T16:03:36Z")
This is one of my favorite tricks in SketchUp, the animated section plane. This video tutorial explains how to achieve this effect across several grouped models to create a very dynamic final animation: --- ## [Section plane animation problem](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-animation-problem/93743)
**Author:** [@virtual07](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/virtual07)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-plane-animation-problem/93743 "2022-09-08T15:53:04Z")
Hello, I have a problem with implementing a scene animation using Section planes. Here is what I want and what I am getting: Sketchup Section planes problem - YouTube I want my structure to appear from the ground up. … --- ## [Sketchup Pro 2021 Repeatedly Freezing - Functions not working](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-2021-repeatedly-freezing-functions-not-working/169142)
**Author:** [@fionajane](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/fionajane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-pro-2021-repeatedly-freezing-functions-not-working/169142 "2021-12-08T07:57:54Z")
Anyone have a solution for Sketchup Pro 2021 that keeps freezing when trying to add sections, add materials, make components, import stuff from the 3D warehouse? When I try any of these fuctions nothing happens except my… --- ## [Curic Extension: Section View](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curic-extension-section-view/89680)
**Author:** [@voquochai](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/voquochai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/curic-extension-section-view/89680 "2021-09-20T13:52:18Z")
Hi, I’ve just released a new extension for SketchUp to control section views. Hope you like it. Sketchup version: 2017+ OS Compatibility: Windows More info on the Facebook page - Check it out: Curic Get the plugin he… --- ## [Why the section plan is not being placed in the correct axis direction?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-the-section-plan-is-not-being-placed-in-the-correct-axis-direction/175260)
**Author:** [@marceltanure](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/marceltanure)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-the-section-plan-is-not-being-placed-in-the-correct-axis-direction/175260 "2021-09-13T15:44:54Z")
I changed the axis to match this wall but the section plane does not seem to obey it. --- ## [Sketchup/ Podium Crashing when Creating Section](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-podium-crashing-when-creating-section/76210)
**Author:** [@jnewsom3](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jnewsom3)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-podium-crashing-when-creating-section/76210 "2021-08-20T09:14:47Z")
Hello SU Community! I have been having an issue with the SU Podium Section Tool. I have read almost every article about this online and no one has seemed to have found a solution. Hopefully one of you can help me figure… --- ## [Section cuts: how to remove bold red lines](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cuts-how-to-remove-bold-red-lines/172392)
**Author:** [@rockferryhomewares](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/rockferryhomewares)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cuts-how-to-remove-bold-red-lines/172392 "2021-08-11T11:43:20Z")
Im currently completing a floor plan for the Institute of Interior Design. I have done a section cut of my model to create a floor plan. However on the section cut most of the lines are a bold/thick red line. I’ve tried … --- ## [Problem with Section plane and hidden objects](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-section-plane-and-hidden-objects/170855)
**Author:** [@tatodella](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tatodella)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/problem-with-section-plane-and-hidden-objects/170855 "2021-07-23T02:27:07Z")
I have a problem with the section plane. When I use the section plane, geometry appears that should be hidden. --- ## [Shortcut to delete all section planes](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/shortcut-to-delete-all-section-planes/169021)
**Author:** [@mange.drawing.123](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mange.drawing.123)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/shortcut-to-delete-all-section-planes/169021 "2021-06-29T19:18:53Z")
I have so many Section Plan that I can’t keep track of. Is there a shortcut to delete all of them? Thanks --- ## [Layout section cuts are blue instead of my chosen color](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-section-cuts-are-blue-instead-of-my-chosen-color/167768)
**Author:** [@nate2](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/nate2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-section-cuts-are-blue-instead-of-my-chosen-color/167768 "2021-06-16T13:13:41Z")
In my model I use section planes in my scenes. Sometimes, parts of my model disappear and the section fills look light blue. Also, sometimes in Layout my section fills look this same light blue or white. It is inconsiste… --- ## [Extra geometry in section plane view](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/extra-geometry-in-section-plane-view/163123)
**Author:** [@salma.asa19](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/salma.asa19)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/extra-geometry-in-section-plane-view/163123 "2021-05-05T11:45:31Z")
I used section plane to get a view of my model. But some extra geometries (probably fragments of existing object) come in the way while rendering. This doesn’t happen when I am not using section plane. I attached ima… --- ## [Sections disappearing in Scenes](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sections-disappearing-in-scenes/161580)
**Author:** [@jd27](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jd27)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sections-disappearing-in-scenes/161580 "2021-04-22T18:17:23Z")
Hi, I seem to continuously run into the issue of Sections getting deactivated in my Scenes, despite updating Scenes, saving new scene as new styles etc. Thanks, JillFRECHETTE MASTER MODEL.skp (4.8 MB) --- ## [Creating section plane is consuming CPU and is very slow](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-section-plane-is-consuming-cpu-and-is-very-slow/157319)
**Author:** [@arq.rachel](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/arq.rachel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/creating-section-plane-is-consuming-cpu-and-is-very-slow/157319 "2021-03-22T11:43:31Z")
hello everyone, please give me a hand. I started using the cutting tool (section plan) a lot more, but in all files, from simple (50mb) to more detailed (500mb) starting a cut is a horrible pressure on the computer for … --- ## [An issue with solid section](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/an-issue-with-solid-section/155248)
**Author:** [@alsomar](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/alsomar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/an-issue-with-solid-section/155248 "2021-03-01T10:14:52Z")
Hi there! I’m getting this when I try to combine two sections in SketchUp 2021. It worked fine in previous versions, but I guess is something related to the solid section feature. I’m attatching a couple of pictures to p… [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/tag/sectionplanes/884.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=sectionplanes)