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Turning the buttons on
The V / H / × buttons are hidden until the company preference Show cross-section buttons
(V / H / X) (Company Preferences → Quoting & order entry) is switched on. It is off for
every company by default; turn it on once the series have their X-section parts and rules, then
re-open the item. The desktop designer draws the sections beside the design. On the web the cuts are drawn on the key of a cross-section sheet instead, and the drawing tab only points there.
The V / H / × buttons are hidden until the company preference Show cross-section buttons
(V / H / X) (Company Preferences → Quoting & order entry) is switched on. It is off for
every company by default; turn it on once the series have their X-section parts and rules, then
re-open the item. The desktop designer draws the sections beside the design. On the web the cuts are drawn on the key of a cross-section sheet instead, and the drawing tab only points there.
With setup done, cross-sections are a three-button feature on the designer’s top strip (the
icon row with view and undo):
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| V | Start a vertical cross-section (a cut straight up/down through the design; the section draws to the right of the design). |
| H | Start a horizontal cross-section (a cut across the design; the section draws below it). |
| × | Hide all cross-sections. Nothing is deleted — pressing V or H brings the same drawings back. |
The two-click cut line
- Press V or H. The next two canvas clicks define where the cut is taken.
- Click 1 — start of the cut line. Click 2 — end of the cut line. The line is
snapped axis-aligned (a V line stays perfectly vertical, an H line perfectly horizontal) and may
extend just past the design’s edge. - The cut line is labelled with a letter (A, B, C…) and the section
appears immediately: the section images placed by your rules, plus dimension lines — overall C
and per-opening C / B / BA / A dims, frame and sash dims, and the glass dim — in the active
unit of measure.
Each additional press of V or H (followed by its two clicks) adds another labelled
section line; sections offset themselves so they don’t overlap earlier ones. Sections are an
overlay on the main canvas — they can’t be dragged; to move a section, hide and re-draw it at a
new cut position. Everything is computed on the spot from the design in front of you — there is
no save/load step and no server round-trip. Unglazed openings contribute no glass section.