Sectioning lets you cull the model to focus on a certain spatial area. This is different than hiding an individual item in the view or turning off the display of a category because only part of the item displays if it falls on the cutting plane. This allows you to see inside of a building without having to manage large lists of hidden items. You can navigate, turn off individual items or categories as well as use Data Visualizations while a section is enabled.
There are 4 different sectioning tools that are available: