Floor Plan Section Cuts

For a sectional view add a vertical section plane by clicking a wall or other vertical surface.

Floor plan section cuts.

Example here profile view of a cut of a floor plan 4. How to create floor plan and elevation views in lumion and add section cuts. Your view should be set to one that shows the model in a head on orientation and make sure the camera is set to parallel projection. In addition we discuss using a clipping plane to quickly create a rendered floor plan view.

This means that you have an imaginary plane cutting through the building at an elevation of 4 feet above the floor. Plan drawings are in fact a type of section but they cut through the building on a horizontal rather than vertical plane. It is also called a plan which is a measured plane typically projected at the floor height of 4 ft 1 2 m as opposed to an elevation which is a measured plane projected from the side of a building along its height or a section or cross section where a building is cut along an axis to reveal the interior structure. Therefor you see in the cut anything that the plane passes through.

The direction of the plane through which the section is cut is often represented on plan drawings and elevations by a line of long and short dashes called a section plane. In this video learn how to adjust your settings in lumion to create both plan and elevation views. 0 11 quick section 0 34 section using guide line 1 38 clipping planes 2 47 section from clipping plane 2 59 elaborate sections using make2d. To create a plan view add a horizontal section plane by clicking a horizontal plane like a floor.

If you have not setup any views before choosing this option the dialog box will be empty. If the cut is a floor plan you d select top down view in the camera menu. You can of course add section planes wherever you want. Now that the model is cut at the right spot it s time to export it to autocad.

The plan is typically cut at a height of about 4 feet but the architect drawing the plan may cut it at a different height. Selecting the section cut floor plan generate option from the utilities menu brings up the section floor plan views generate view dialog box.