Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 202 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced View A cutting plane can be established that is aligned with the viewing plane of the current viewport. The cutting plane passes through a point you select, which sets the depth along the Z axis of the current viewing plane. First, select the SLICE command, pick the object to slice, and press [Enter]. Next, enter the View option. Then, pick a point in the viewport to defi ne the location of the cutting plane on the Z axis of the viewing plane. Use object snaps to select a point on an object. The cutting plane passes through this point and is parallel to the viewing plane. Finally, pick the side of the object to keep. XY, YZ, and ZX You can slice an object using a cutting plane that is parallel to any of the three primary planes of the current UCS. See Figure 8-28. The cutting plane passes through the point you select and is aligned with the primary plane of the current UCS that you specify. First, select the SLICE command, pick the object to slice, and press [Enter]. Next, enter the XY, YZ, or ZX option, depending on the primary plane to which the cutting plane will be parallel. Then, pick a point on the cutting plane. Finally, pick the side of the object to keep. Three Points Three points can be used to defi ne the cutting plane. This allows the cutting plane to be aligned at any angle, similar to using the Zaxis option. See Figure 8-29. First, select the SLICE command, pick the object to slice, and press [Enter]. Then, enter Point on the Z axis Point on the XY plane of the cutting plane A B Figure 8-27. Slicing a solid using the Zaxis option. A—Pick one point on the cutting plane and a second point on the Z axis of the cutting plane. B—The resulting slice.