Add a Section Cut
Prepare a specification file to view the section cuts of a model using Section Explorer.
To create a section cut, launch the model using HyperView and prepare sections using the application. The application has a plug-in called Altair One Spec Authoring Tool, this enables you to prepare a specification file by adding the section cuts you created for the model. The specifications file is exported to Drive as a JSON file. To visualize these section cuts, generate preview by importing this JSON file.
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Right-click a model result file (h3d), click Open
With.
The Open With dialog box is displayed.
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Select the Application name.
The application launches in a new tab with the selected model.
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Click Section Cut
to define and add sections by choosing
the required axis.
In this example, the section cut is added for X-axis.Tip: You can add as many section cuts as you need for each plane.
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To create a specification file, on the top menu, click
The Spec Authoring Tool dialog box is displayed.
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Click Section in the left pane.
- Enter a name for the specification file in the Label field.
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Click Section Selection.
The section cuts that you added are displayed.
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Select the section from the Sections list.
The values are loaded for the selected section.
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Click OK to add a section.
Tip: You can add a description about the specification file you are creating.
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Click Add to create a specification file.
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Click Export to save the file in your Altair One Drive Desktop mounted location.
The JSON file is exported.
- To preview the section cuts, navigate to the model in Altair Drive.
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Right-click the model file and select Generate
Preview.
The Generate Preview dialog box is displayed.
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Click to select the matching specification
file (JSON file).
The Select File dialog box displays your MyFiles location.
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Select the specification JSON file and then click
Select.
A notification is displayed: Generating preview started for <model file>.