Installation
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Requirements
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- **Blender 4.2** or newer
- Supported platforms: Windows (x64, ARM64), macOS (ARM64), Linux (x64)


Installing the Extension per Drag and Drop
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Section Pro is distributed as a Blender extension (``.zip``).
If you got Section Pro on Superhive (formerly Blender Market), you can install it directly per drag and drop:

1. Go to your **Orders** page on Superhive
2. Find your Section Pro order and click **Go to Downloads**.
3. Follow the instructions to setup your Superhive remote repository, then drag and drop the marked field into Blender.


Installing the Extension Manually
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1. Download the Section Pro ``.zip`` file.
2. Open Blender and go to **Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions**.
3. Click the **⋮** (dropdown) button at the top-right of the Extensions panel and choose **Install from Disk…**
4. Select the downloaded ``.zip`` file and click **Install from Disk**.
5. Section Pro will appear in the installed extensions list and is enabled automatically.

.. note::

   Do **not** unzip the file before installing. Blender expects the original ``.zip`` archive.


Accessing the Panel
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After installation, open the **3D Viewport**, press :kbd:`N` to open the sidebar, and select the **Section Pro** tab.

The panel contains three main sub-panels:

- **Sections** – Create and manage section cuts.
- **Drawings** – Create and manage 2D line drawings (visible after creating a section).
- **Views** – Manage named view configurations (visible after creating a section).


Uninstalling
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1. Go to **Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions** (or **Add-ons** in older builds).
2. Find *Section Pro* in the list.
3. Click **Remove** or disable the toggle to deactivate it.

.. note::

   Removing the addon does **not** delete Section Pro data that is already saved in your ``.blend`` files. However, Section Pro operators and panels will no longer be available until the addon is reinstalled.