You can add section marks in an open drawing, and modify the existing section marks.

1. To open the section mark properties first, in an open drawing, hold down Shift and on the Annotations tab, click Section mark.
   Alternatively, you can double-click the command, or select Section mark from the drawing property pane object list.
2. You can load predefined section mark properties and search for properties:
   
3. Enter a name for the section.
4. To load a set of predefined section mark contents, click the visual mark editor area and in Property file, select the property file.
5. Visual mark editor:
   

   • Click the Properties or Values button to show either the property name or the property value in the preview. These buttons are only available when you are modifying a mark, not when you are creating one.
   • To indicate which end of the cutting line you want to work with, click Start or End.
   • To add more containers in the mark, click the container button . You may add up to five containers.
   • To add elements in an empty mark container, click the container button in the preview and select the desired element.
   • To add more elements in the current container, click the plus button to open the element list, and then select the desired element. You can also search for elements.
   • You can drag containers to another location and drag elements inside and between containers.
   • To delete an element in a container, click the red delete button in the upper-right corner of the element.
   • To add a frame, click a container or an element, click the plus button and select Frame from the element list.
6. Modify section mark properties:

   Setting	Description
   Font
   Font color, Font, Font height	Define the mark font color, type, and height. Before changing the font, select the object that you want to modify: To change the font in an element, click the element. To change the font in a container, click the container. To change the font in all containers, click the background. Clicking ... gives more font choices. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
   Frame
   Frame, Frame color	Add a frame around the selected containers or elements and define the frame type and color. You can also add a frame from the element list. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
   Text placement
   Show on	Define if the section marks are shown at both ends of the cutting line or only at one end.
   Text position	Define the position of the container in relation to the line or in relation to the symbol or symbol center line.
   Text rotation	Define the rotation of the container.
   X offset for text	Set the horizontal offset of the section mark container from the cutting line.
   Y offset for text	Set the vertical offset of the mark container from the cutting line.
   Cut direction symbol
   Symbol Symbol color Symbol size X offset for symbol Y offset for symbol	Define the cut direction symbol properties separately for the Start and End symbols. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color. If you want to use Custom symbols, define the advanced options XS_​SECTION_​SYMBOL_​RIGHT_​ARROW_​SYMBOL and XS_​SECTION_​SYMBOL_​LEFT_​ARROW_​SYMBOL. X offset for symbol defines the horizontal offset of the symbol from the cutting line. Y offset for symbol defines the vertical offset of the symbol from the cutting line.
   Line
   Line color Distances	Define cutting line color and dimensions. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.

7. Pick the first and the second point on the cut plane.

   

8. Create as many section marks as you need and press Esc to stop.