{"id":455663,"date":"2026-04-02T14:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/aedt-unable-to-make-a-cross-section\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:53:16","slug":"aedt-unable-to-make-a-cross-section","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/aedt-unable-to-make-a-cross-section\/","title":{"rendered":"AEDT Unable to Make a Cross Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;I&#8217;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&#8217;m interested in then go to &#8230; -&gt; Surface -&gt; 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 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stars.uchicago.edu\/images\/Temp\/Users\/berthoud\/AnsysFailures\/Screenshot%202026-04-02%20at%209.33.47%e2%80%afAM.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-455663","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-3d-geometry","topic-tag-aedt","topic-tag-user-interface"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27793"],"_bbp_topic_id":["455663"],"_bbp_subscription":["480291","15859"],"_bbp_author_ip":["205.208.121.212"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["455800"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["455800"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2026-04-06 00:26:03"],"_bbp_reply_count":["3"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["480291","15859"],"_btv_view_count":["29"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"marcberthouduchicago-edu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/455663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/455663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}