# Section cut

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [September 14, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288 "2019-09-14T12:25:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![inspiredinteriorsbyemily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@inspiredinteriorsbyemily](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/inspiredinteriorsbyemily)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/1 "2019-09-14T12:25:10Z")

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Hi,

I’m having a hard time placing a a ‘section cut’ to get the right view I want. It keeps ‘sticking’ to the front of the area I want to view. Can anyone walk me through making a good section cut?

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**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/2 "2019-09-14T12:26:39Z")

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Section cuts can be moved like anything else with the move tool and the rotate tool. So let it stick to the front to place it, then move it to position.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/3 "2019-09-14T12:56:11Z")

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In addition to Box’s fine instruction, it is generally easiest to position the section cut if you have the camera set to Perspective and a generally quartering view of the model. It’s very difficult to position the section cut if you are looking square on to the section plane.

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**Author:** ![Cotty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/cotty/32/251290_2.png) [@Cotty](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Cotty)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/4 "2019-09-14T13:36:02Z")

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You can lock the orientation of the section cut before placing it with the arrow keys, sometimes this can help to get the desired direction of the cut more easily.

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**Author:** ![inspiredinteriorsbyemily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@inspiredinteriorsbyemily](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/inspiredinteriorsbyemily)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/5 "2019-09-14T13:42:11Z")

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Thank you, how do I change the camera to perspective?

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/6 "2019-09-14T13:44:41Z")

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![perspective](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/a/bab7e1fcaf65ab9ae1d80cbfe3d96ad86ee1d477.gif)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2019, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/section-cut/103288/7 "2019-09-14T19:19:37Z")

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What @slbaumgartner showed.