Product covers are commonly used to shield users from internal structures and to securely package all components together, such as the red containers or black handles on this jigsaw. 

What if I'm curious about the inner workings of the jigsaw? How do we reveal internal structures clearly? Section views come handy here to cut out external components in xHighlight. 

Ok, let's try it out. Does this view below look good? 😅

Not really, it cuts through all the components, which actually muddies the water. A natural intent would be to cut covers, but preserve and reveal internal structures. 

Let's try again. Here, we purposefully select the shields and then click on the Section command. 

Now the interior (such as the motor, gears, and plunger) shows up in its entirety, while the covers are cut out nicely. 

What if we need to adjust the cutting plane locations and orientations? 

Easy. Just drag anywhere on the light blue cutting plane and move along. Notice the 0.5 cm to the left? You may click on it and type in an exact distant to locate the plane. 

Orientations? Easy too. Here are the out-of-the-box orientations to pick from. 

You may also drag the white dot on the plane to align it with existing geometries. 

Below we picked the vertical face as a reference. Notice the 6 circles at the bottom as geometry selection filters to help quickly narrow down your targets?

Release the left mouse button and now we get a cutting plane aligned with a vertical face on the bottom slide. 

Drag anywhere on the plane to move it left and right. We can control where and how much to cut. 

The one below looks neat too, with minimal cuts and sufficient revealing of the interior. 

You may also drag the border handles to re-orient the cutting plane, e.g. the white dash on the right pointed by an red arrow. I'd use it only for minor tweaking, since it's inaccurate and feels slippery, prone to overshoot and undershoot. 

Of course, you may combine multiple cutting planes to further illustrate the structure. E.g. with cutouts from two directions, the front plunger mechanism and motors are well presented in the opening below. 

Try it out and share your cool section views with xHighlight 🌄