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 # `SectionPlane`

 Last update: 09.03.2026 

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#### *class* Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.SectionPlane

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

Represents a SectionPlane object. This object holds properties of the Plane.

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## Overview

### Methods

NameDescription[`Equals`](#SectionPlane.Equals)Indicates whether the current SectionPlane properties are equal to the properties of another SectionPlane object.### Properties

NameDescription[`Active`](#SectionPlane.Active)Gets or Sets the Active State of the Section Plane[`Center`](#SectionPlane.Center)Gets or Sets the Center point of the Section Plane[`Direction`](#SectionPlane.Direction)Gets or Sets the Direction(Normal) of the Section Plane[`Name`](#SectionPlane.Name)Gets or Sets the Name of the Section Plane[`Type`](#SectionPlane.Type)Gets or Sets the SectionPlane Type of the Section Plane<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* SectionPlane.Active *: [bool](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or Sets the Active State of the Section Plane

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### *property* SectionPlane.Center *: [Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.Point](Point.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.Point) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or Sets the Center point of the Section Plane

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### *property* SectionPlane.Direction *: Ansys.ACT.Math.Vector3D | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or Sets the Direction(Normal) of the Section Plane

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### *property* SectionPlane.Name *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or Sets the Name of the Section Plane

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### *property* SectionPlane.Type *: [Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.SectionPlaneType](../DataModel/Enums/SectionPlaneType.md#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.DataModel.Enums.SectionPlaneType) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or Sets the SectionPlane Type of the Section Plane

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## Method detail

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### SectionPlane.Equals(sectionPlane: [Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.SectionPlane](#ansys.mechanical.stubs.v251.Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.SectionPlane))

Indicates whether the current SectionPlane properties are equal to the properties of another SectionPlane object.