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AEDT Unable to Make a Cross Section

- April 2, 2026 at 2:53 pm
  
  marcberthoud
  Subscriber
  
  I'm in AEDT and would like to have a cross section to analyze the fields and see the mesh. Web search indicates I have to select the object I'm interested in then go to ... -> Surface -> Section.. But the sections is NOT AVAILABLE. What is the simplest way to get a cross section to be able to see fields and meshing inside a cube? Screenshot is at
- April 2, 2026 at 11:41 pm
  
  Takeshi Itadani
  Ansys Employee
  
  The easiest method is to use the Clip Plane function.
  First, create the plane you want to display the cross-section on by selecting the menu Draw > Plane.
  With the plane you just created selected under Planes in the Model tree, select the menu View > Clipping > Add Clip Plane.
  In the Clip Plane dialog box, planes with "Enabled" checked will be enabled for cross-section display. Checking "Flip" will reverse the direction of the cross-section.
- April 5, 2026 at 6:42 pm
  
  marcberthoud
  Subscriber
  
  Thank you for the details. Clipping planes is useful and while I can add a clipping plane using "Specify center, normal" the "Use selection doesn't work as shown in the attached screenshot. Any recommendation? Thanks

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