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This icon is a plotting specification for cross-section plots. It specifies the coordinates of the transect line and the axis details as well as the plot positioning in the plot frame of the display window / paper sheet and the overlay of different data units in the same plot.

This icon It also allows to create a cross-section plot directly from a suitable (multi-level) data unit without resorting to the use of the Cross Section Data application icon. It is used for visualisation purpose only since the computed output values (e.g. the netCDF file) are used internally and are not available to the user (used internally only). A few input parameters are common to both icons.

It also This icon allows to create a cross section plot from either a suitable (multi-level) data unit or a Cross Section Data application icon. If a data unit is selected the computed output values ((e.g. the netCDF file) are only used internally and are not available to the user. This option is preferred when the main purpose is for visualisation only. If a Cross Section Data application is selected a consistency check is performed

Further details on the role and usage of View icons in the visualisation process, please see Views.

The macro language equivalent is mxsectview().