Creating contours allows you to create slices through a 3-D model. You might be wondering…
Vectorworks Tip 388 – What can you use Contours For?
In the previous tip about contours , I said that you could use them to rearrange the model. But that’s only one useful contours. If you are using marionette you can use contours to generate slices through an object and then use those slices to create further objects in marionette.