To Create a Planar Cross Section Using Any Coordinate System
1. Open a part.
2. On the View tab, click the arrow next to 
Section and then click Planar. The Section tab opens.
Section and then click Planar. The Section tab opens.3. To create a cross section at an offset from the selected reference, do the following:
a. Click References.
b. Click in the Section reference collector to activate it and select an axis of the coordinate system. A cross section is automatically created at the origin of the coordinate system axis using a corresponding plane of the coordinate system. For example, if you have selected Y axis, then the cross section is created on the ZX plane.
A dragger appears at the origin of the coordinate system. The dragger is normal to the clipping plane and indicates the clipping direction.
 | • If you directly select an axis, only the Offset constraint is available. • If you have selected a coordinate system as the reference, then on the Section tab click  . From the list select X, Y, or Z. Depending upon the selection the X, Y, or Z direction of the referenced coordinate system is used to create the cross section. |
c. Click and type a value for the offset distance.
4. To create a cross section passing through the selected reference, do the following:
a. Select the constraint type Through from the 
list.
list.b. Select a plane from the drop-down list.
5. Click 
to change the clipping direction.
to change the clipping direction.6. Change the location of the cross section by using the dragger or click 
to enable free positioning of the clipping plane. When free positioning is enabled, you can translate and rotate the clipping plane orientation using the dragger.
to enable free positioning of the clipping plane. When free positioning is enabled, you can translate and rotate the clipping plane orientation using the dragger.7. Click 
or middle-click. The cross section is added to the Model Tree.
or middle-click. The cross section is added to the Model Tree.