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 # create\_section\_cut

 Last update: 16.07.2026 

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## Model.create\_section\_cut(name, id=None, active=True, origin=(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), normal=(0.0, 0.0, 1.0), in\_plane\_reference\_direction1=(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), scale\_factor=1.0, core\_scale\_factor=1.0, intersection\_type='normal\_to\_surface', section\_cut\_type='modeling\_ply\_wise', extrusion\_type='wire\_frame', use\_default\_tolerance=True, tolerance=0.0, use\_default\_lut\_settings=True, search\_radius=0.0, number\_of\_interpolation\_points=1, scope\_entire\_model=True, scope\_element\_sets=(), locked=False)

Creates a new section cut.

### Parameters

- name: The name of the section cut.
- id: The ID of the section cut.
- active: Whether the section cut is active.
- origin: Origin of the section cut plane.
- normal: Normal of the section cut plane.
- in\_plane\_reference\_direction1: Local x-direction of the section cut.
- scale\_factor: Scale factor for the thicknesses.
- core\_scale\_factor: Scale factor for core materials.
- intersection\_type: Intersection type for the wireframe section cut.
- section\_cut\_type: Ply resolution.
- extrusion\_type: Type of representation and extrusion.
- use\_default\_tolerance: Whether to use the default tolerance. Default is 0.1% of the averaged element size.
- tolerance: Tolerance used to generate the surface section cut.
- use\_default\_lut\_settings: Use default interpolation properties for the sweep based extrusion.
- search\_radius: Search radius of the interpolation algorithm.
- number\_of\_interpolation\_points: Number of points of the interpolation algorithm.
- scope\_entire\_model: Whether to scope the section cut to the entire model, or only selected element sets.
- scope\_element\_sets: Element sets to which the section cut is scoped, if scope\_entire\_model=False.

### Return

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The new section cut object.

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