How to measure distance between faces in the section view of the body ?

- March 12, 2021 at 10:33 am
  
  parveensahni
  Subscriber
  
  How to take measurements between two faces of the body, once we are in section view of the body ?, I tried to measure distance between two face, but i'm unable to select inside faces in the section view ?
- March 12, 2021 at 11:00 am
  
  Charudatta Bandgar
  Subscriber
  
  Hello PARVEEN SAHNI
  
  In section view, you can select the edges instead of faces to measure the distance. Are the edges visible for the inside faces in the section view?
  
  Regards.
- March 15, 2021 at 5:24 am
  
  parveensahni
  Subscriber
  
  Hello Charudatta Bandgar
  
  Yes the edges are visible for the inside faces in the section view. However, i'm not able to select the edges as well to measure the distance.
  
  with regards
  
  Parveen sahni
  - March 15, 2021 at 8:36 am
    
    Charudatta Bandgar
    Subscriber
    
    Will it be possible to share the files, PARVEEN SAHNI ?
    
    Regards.
  - March 16, 2021 at 1:26 pm
    
    parveensahni
    Subscriber
    
    Hello @Charudatta Bandgar
    
    It won't be possible to share the files.
    
    Thank you
  - March 22, 2021 at 6:29 pm
    
    Ethan Geometry Rabinowitz
    Forum Moderator
    
    PARVEEN SAHNI You can only select things/faces in section mode that cross over the section plane. if you are trying to measure something behind the section plane that doesn't cross over the section plane, you won't be able to select it
    You can either project to sketch (sketch group of tools) in sketch mode and measure that
    Or stay in 3D mode and add a datum plane (design tab) where you want the section. Right click on the plane and go to "clip with plane" and set it. it will clip the view and you can select anything visible. You can flip the clip direction from the same menu
- March 23, 2021 at 5:22 am
  
  parveensahni
  Subscriber
  
  Ethan Rabinowitz Hey, Ethan Thanks a lot. This helps.
  
  I had one more question, Right now I see there is specific standard option to insert a datum plan for instance, insert a plane in middle of surface, insert a plane in middle of two points. However, is there any other option in which it is possible to move the datum plan parallel to screen as we move the plane in section mode ?
  - March 23, 2021 at 5:43 pm
    
    Ethan Geometry Rabinowitz
    Forum Moderator
    
    PARVEEN SAHNI great!
    
    The tricky part is the default way is to use the move gird button at the bottom of the screen, but that requires dragging and you can't drag perpendicularly to the screen
    
    you could click on the arrow, rotate the view normal and type in a value.
    
    Or you could use move to setup a parameter in the groups tab that moves the plane in that direction, then update the value in groups