Question

To understand some of the hidden geometry of components an imaginary plane is used to cut the object which is called _____________

(a) auxiliary plane

(b) picture plane

(c) section plane

(d) additional plane

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The above asked question is from Basics of Section of Solids topic in section Section of Solids of Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) section plane

To elaborate: To understand some of the hidden geometry of components an imaginary plane is used to cut the object which is called section plane or cutting plane. The new imaginary face generated on the object is called the section.