A section, or cross-section, is a view of a 3-dimensional object from the position of a plane through the object. A section is a common method of depicting the internal arrangement of a 3-dimensional object in two dimensions. It is often used in technical drawing and is traditionally crosshatched.
Cross sections of three-dimensional objects are two-dimensional shapes of various sizes. They may be parallel to a side or base of the object or at an angle to these surfaces. A cross section may resemble the shape of the object’s side or base, or it may have a completely different shape.