I have recently started using Rhino 8 and have been excited to make use of clipping section drawings. My current workflow, like many others involves constant use of the Make2D function to create 2d construction drawings. I like the idea of being able to dynamically link the 2d drawings with my 3d mo…

[image] Ryan Hammer: Our layers are primarily material and part names. By clicking on a line the layer tells what material it is, or in some situations what part it is Thank you for explaining. We will look into the option to add source layer for drawing output. Would adding user-text to sec…

Off the top of my head, adding user text to section curves could be useful if one had control over the formatting. The information density could be difficult to manage if populated automatically without some form of control. I think the same could apply to objects. Our standard structure involves p…

I think this feature needs careful discussion and testing to make useful. Will consider for V9 development. I created a YT Report to document the discussion.

I find that unfortunate as the clipping drawings addition was the primary reason behind our purchase of Rhino8. Considering both the Section and Make2D commands already had the capability of maintaining source layers (albeit in different manners), I was sure this new feature would also utilize it in…

Ryan, I’d like to work with you to better understand your workflow and see if there is a way that you can make use of SectionTools in V8. Does your workflow allow for tagging the objects (with part numbers and other data) instead of the layers? I’m asking because this information can be carried to …

That would be better than it currently is. but I think that it would still fall short. Until Rhino can offer a real challenge to AutoCAD in the 2D drafting area I think that we would continue using the Section tool and the Make2D tool in place of the newer clipping section tool. The ability to use l…

I would love to see clipping sections having the option to maintain source layers, too. When you export 2D drawings to dwg, I have to move the elements manually, which is very time consuming and also increases the possibility of user mistakes. Exporting is mandatory as not everybody works with Rhino…

Hi Rajaa, First of all, I second the desire for the ability to maintain source layers here. In the meantime, I’m trying to work with your suggestion of using user text. I’m running into a problem – for hidden/background curves, user attributes don’t seem to track (just showing the object names her…

[image] Dylan: I’m running into a problem – for hidden/background curves, user attributes don’t seem to track Can you please share a file, and steps so I can repeat at my end?

ClippingDrawing-test.3dm (3.8 MB) Here you go. Thank you!

Clipping Section Drawings + Maintain Source Layers

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rajaa (Rajaa Issa) September 12, 2025, 2:44pm 17

Hi all, we added a prototype to the latest Rhino 9 WIP to maintain source layers by placing drawings in source layers (instead of duplicating). Please let me know if this is useful in your workflow. You can find the details here…

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