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To Create a Planar Cross Section
1. Open a part.
2. In Part mode, on the View tab or on the Home tab, click the arrow next to Planar and then click Planar.
3. Select a planar surface, datum plane, coordinate system, or coordinate system axes reference to intersect the model. A cross section is automatically created and an Options Toolbar opens. A dragger appears at the center of the clipping plane. The dragger is normal to the clipping plane and indicates the clipping direction. You can expand the Options Toolbar to open a Floating Dashboard.
The collector on the Reference Plane panel displays the name of the reference used to create the cross section.
 
• Alternatively, you can choose to first select the planar surface, datum plane, or coordinate system and then launch the Section tool.
• In Assembly mode:
1. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Planar and then click Planar.
2. Select a planar surface, datum plane, coordinate system, or coordinate system axes reference to intersect the assembly. A cross section is automatically created and an Options Toolbar appears.
4. Select the dimension constraint type from the drop-down list:
◦ Offset—Creates the cross section at the specified distance from the selected reference. Click and type a value for the offset distance.
◦ Through—Creates the cross section along the selected reference.
 
• The default dimension constraint type is Offset. You can change the default dimension constraint type to Through. See planar_xsec_default_type.
• This config option also controls the default type of converted legacy planar cross sections.
5. On the Direction panel, click to change the clipping direction.
6. Change the location of the cross section by using the dragger in the graphics window or typing the offset value in the box next to Offset. You can also click on the Position panel to enable free positioning of the clipping plane. When free positioning is enabled, you can translate and rotate the orientation of the clipping plane using the dragger.
 
* In the alternative method to enable free positioning,
• In Part mode, on the View tab or on the Home tab, click the arrow next to Planar and then click Free Position.
• In Assembly mode, on the Home tab, click the arrow next to Planar and then click Free Position.
7. Middle-click to complete the operation. The cross section is added to the Model Tree.