The section cuts the house along a line, flat and to scale. Split shows the plan and 3D side by side.

Section and Split view: step by step

1. Open the section
In Plan, click ⋯ next to the views in the top bar and choose Section (in Sheets Section stands on its own), or search it with ⌘K. On a phone: More, View, Section. A line A-A through the middle is used until you move it. The panels step aside while you look at the section and come back in 2D. A line A-A you placed stays saved and shows on the plan while Review is open.
2. Move the line
Drag the ends A and B, or the line, on the small plan. Arrow keys move it; Shift takes bigger steps. Look the other way and Turn the line 90° help too.
3. Height lines
Under a sloped roof, dashed lines show the heights of the standard: 1.50 m and 2.00 m for a Dutch plan, 5 ft and 7 ft for a US plan. A line only runs where the roof is higher than it; a flat roof has none.
4. Save it
Click Download SVG (with an unlocked home, Pro or Team), or PNG on a large screen. With 2D | 3D at the front of the bar you switch to the same cut in 3D, on this screen; the line buttons work there too. A free PNG is small, 800 × 450 pixels, with the Squaremetry logo and a light watermark; with Pro, Team or an unlocked home it is full size without any mark.
5. Split
In Plan, click Split. Move something in the plan on the left and 3D on the right follows.

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