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[Doug Bassett]

I would knife down the center from the top view.
But since you seem to be wanting boolean, duplicate your object and use a cube boolean on one half and a cube boolean on the other.
Then if you make the booleans editable you can select the parts and connect them into one (half) object from the objects menu.

[Bryan Richards]

If only it was that simple

Because im using an archicad export plug in the objects dont behave in exactly the same way. You cannot edit them for a start. To make an object editable you need to import to maxon form, create, edit, import back into Archicad , then into Cinema for rendering :S

boolean does not work as i mentioned
knife only works with editable cinema shapes

My walls and windows for example have their own Archicad tag. Is there still a way of creating a section through the buildings??

Thanks

[Adam Trachtenberg]

The only thing I can think of in your case is camera clipping (available in the camera>object menu), but that only clips the scene parallel to the film plane.

[Bryan Richards]

Best solution i found was
1. use the Graphisoft cutting plane tool.
2. define a new cutting section material
3. Save you current C4d model as not to loose any of your modelling which was not done in Archicad
4. Merge files importing materials only – this will automatically cut away the bit u do not need. Your full model is safe dont forget
5. Define a contrasting cutting plane material in C4d (bright red)
6. Render away.. it gives you a very readable rendered section.