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# Work in Rhino

> Request an editable section from your architectural model and inspect the drawing in Rhino.

Use Ideatura with Rhino to request an editable drawing from your architectural model. Start with one section and describe how its curves and dimensions should be organised.

## 1. Check the connection

Open your own architectural project in Rhino. Use the controls in the screenshot:

* Connected Apps: open the application and document selector.
* Rhino document: select your `.3dm` file. If several files or Rhino instances are open, confirm the exact document and its active viewport. The filename shown is only an example.

![Full Studio window with Connected Apps open and the Pompidou structural bay study selected in Rhino 8.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura-preview/A4P0pD6lf12o5ClV/beta/images/studio/windows/portrait-integrations-rhino-connected.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=A4P0pD6lf12o5ClV\&q=85\&s=ab439e15e3e0fbc319aa3ca22c7bb3f1)

Check the model units and save your project before starting. See [Connect your model](https://beta.docs.ideatura.ai/beta/overview/connections.md) for connection help.

## 2. Describe the drawing

Name the part of the model, the section plane and anything that must remain unchanged. For a structural support study, you could ask:

> Create an editable section through this support. Put the section curves and dimensions on separate layers. Dimension the outer tie, column bearing and truss seat, and keep the source solids unchanged.

If the intended side is unclear, show the relevant viewport or attach a marked reference before proceeding.

## 3. Inspect the section

This Pompidou support study contains editable section curves, native dimensions and review notes on separate layers. The source solids remain unchanged in place.

Inspect each layer separately and select individual curves to check the linework. Confirm the section plane, units and dimensions against the source model. Here the pin-centre spacings are 6000 mm and 2000 mm, with an 8000 mm overall dimension and an 850 mm column diameter.

![Rhino showing the Pompidou support section with editable curves, dimensions and separate layers.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura-preview/TWzcvTaStOCEp2mF/beta/images/studio/windows/rhino-support-section.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=TWzcvTaStOCEp2mF\&q=85\&s=e7215d8120032160b7470ee956ac9904)

## 4. Develop the drawing

Use the editable curves to develop the section: review linework, remove unwanted overlaps and add the annotations your drawing needs. Check the result before saving.

This is generated linework, not an automatically linked view. Regenerate and review it after changes to the 3D design.


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