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.
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 ![](../../../fundamentals/fundamentals/images/coordinate_axis_list.png) . 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
![](../../../fundamentals/fundamentals/images/offset_list.png)
list.
b. Select a plane from the drop-down list.
5. Click
![](../../../fundamentals/fundamentals/images/flip116x16.png)
to change the clipping direction.
6. Change the location of the cross section by using the dragger or click
![](../../../fundamentals/fundamentals/images/copilot.png)
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
![](../../../fundamentals/fundamentals/images/image10.png)
or middle-click. The cross section is added to the Model Tree.