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In whatever program you decide to use, go to your preference/custom settings or view settings. There should be an option somewhere to change your grid/units settings. Chose whatever is convenient for you. It would most likely be feet/fractional inches or metric. Sometimes the program will have "...

Hey Jemhadar, Please use Oliver_s' 3DS Max recommendation (2nd choice) using the SECTION modifier. It is a much more elegant and efficient way to generate the desired cross sections. The technique I describe above is a brute force method. If you use Max long enough, you will find that you can get th...

Here is some Youtube videos

Shows some use of SLICE and CAP modifiers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHVb_yw5wo0

Hey Jemhadar, Use 3DS Max. You will need to use 2 modifiers (SLICE and CAP HOLES). 1) Center your pivot point around you model. Make sure it is exactly in the middle, unless it is asymmetrical. 2) Center your mesh around the origin (0,0,0). 3) Go to a left or right ortho view. 4) Turn on the grid (p...