Ever had the problem of modelling in 2D and then wanting to see that item in 3D to see it’s progress?  Here is a quick and easy way to go direct to a section or elevation in 3D to check your progress:

• Model something like a stair
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• Cut a section through or near that stair
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• Go to a 3D view and right click on the view cube.  Select ‘Orient to view’ – ‘Sections’ – and then select the section you need to view the stair.
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• The 3D view then changes to show you the view as it is cut in section.
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• or slightly rotated
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• As you can see you can use this trick to orient the 3D view to any plan, elevation, section, compass point or plane.