### 6.5.18. SectionCut

`class compolyx.SectionCut`(graph, obj, parent=None, color_table=None)

Section Cut Class showing the lay-up in the cutting plane.

`changed`

  Status boolean. Set to true if the underlying data has been changed. Write only property

`core_scale_factor`

  Get/set the core scale factor

`display_data`

  Section cut plots

`elastic_measures`

  Cross-sectional Measures of Elasticity

`element_labels`

  Label of elements within ex1 array.

`element_nodes`

  Coincidence list

`element_types`

  Element types within ex1 array.

`enabled`

  Whether this object is currently enabled or not. SectionCuts are always enabled.

`export_surface_section_cut`(path, format='becas:in', export_strength_limits=True)

  Exports the suface section cut to BECAS or ANSYS MAPDL

  Paramters

  - path : File path or directory depending on the export format.

  - format : Export format. Implemented are 'becas:in' and 'ansys:cdb'. 'becas:in' is the default.

  - export_strength_limits : Boolean whether to export the strength limits for BECAS. True by default.

  Usage

      >>> section_cut.export_surface_section_cut(r'D:\tmp\section_cut.cdb', 'ansys:cdb', 1.e-3)
      >>> section_cut.export_surface_section_cut(path=r'D:\tmp', format='becas:in', export_strength_limits=False)

  Output

  - mapdl : CDB file including the nodes and elements

  - becas : BECAS * .in input files: N2D, E2D, EMAT and MATPROPS. Optional FAILMAT.

`extrusion_type`

  Section Cut Types can be: surface_normal,surface_sweep_based,wire_frame

`geometric_measures`

  Cross-sectional Measures of Geometry

`in_plane_reference_direction1`

  Reference direction for cross-sectional measures

`in_plane_reference_direction2`

  Reference direction for cross-sectional measures

`intersection_type`

  Intersection Types can be: in_plane,normal_to_surface

`locked`

  Section cut was imported and cannot be changed.

`mass_measures`

  Cross-sectional Measures of Mass

`node_labels`

  Label of nodes within nx1 array.

`nodes`

  Returns nodes of this mesh as nx3 array.

`normal`

  Get/set the plane normal

`number_of_interpolation_points`

  User-defined number of interpolation points.

`origin`

  Get/set the plane origin

`scale_factor`

  Scale factor used for visualization of section cuts

`search_radius`

  User-defined search radius.

`section_cut_type`

  Section Cut Types can be: analysis_ply_wise,modeling_ply_wise,production_ply_wise

`surface_display_data`

  Section cut surface plot

`surface_mesh`

  Section cut line surface mesh

`tolerance`

  Tolerance used to generate the surface section cut.

`use_default_lut_settings`

  Boolean whether to use the dault settings of the LookUp Table.

`use_default_tolerance`

  Whether to use the default feature tolerance. 0.1% of the averaged element size.

`vtk_element_data`

  Returns mesh coincidence data in the format needed by VTK.

`wireframe_display_data`

  Section cut wireframe plot

`wireframe_mesh`

  Section cut line wireframe mesh

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