To Create an Offset Cross Section
1. Open a part.
2. On the
View tab, click the arrow next to
Section.
3. Click
Offset. The
Section tab opens.
4. Select an existing sketch. A cross section is automatically created.
Alternatively, to create a sketch perform the following steps:
a. Click the arrow next to
Datum on the
Section tab. A list opens.
b. Click
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/sketdtmcrv16x16.png)
. The section tool pauses and the
Sketch dialog box opens.
c. Select a datum plane and click Sketch. The Sketch tab opens.
d. Use the Sketch tab to draw a sketch.
e. Click
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/image10.png)
to save the sketch and close the
Sketch tab.
f. On the
Section tab, click
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/dash_resume.png)
to resume the
Section tool.
If the newly created sketch can be used as a reference for the current section, it is automatically selected and a section is created.
| The Sketch collector on the Section tab displays the name of the sketch used to create the cross section. |
5. You can extend the cross section to one side of the sketch or both sides of the sketch using
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/depth_thruall16x16.png)
on the
Section tab. The cross section is extended normal to the sketch reference.
◦ ![](../../../../render/photorender/images/depth_thruall16x16.png)
— Extends the cross section to the first side of the sketch.
◦ none — Does not extend the sketch reference to the first side.
◦ ![](../../../../render/photorender/images/depth_thruall16x16.png)
— Extends the cross section to the second side of the sketch.
◦ none — Does not extend the sketch reference to the second side.
6. Click
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/flip116x16.png)
to change the clipping direction.
7. Click
![](../../../../render/photorender/images/image10.png)
or middle-click. The section is added to the Model Tree.