# Color and hatch variation in sections

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/color-and-hatch-variation-in-sections/28739>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/color-and-hatch-variation-in-sections/28739 "2023-11-03T10:57:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![dloveaus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dloveaus](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dloveaus)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/color-and-hatch-variation-in-sections/28739/1 "2023-11-03T10:57:04Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature.

**The problem that this feature will solve:**

Boundaries between mating parts cannot be seen in sectioned 3d modelling view. There is no differentiation of parts when viewed in section in the modelling environment

**Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:**

_this feature will allow clear viewing of the clearances and clashes between bodies when viewed in section views and guide the design of correctly fitting parts._

**What can’t you achieve without this feature?**

_designing parts to mate and clear each other as appropriate is difficult without colouring each sectioned part with the part color and/or varying the hatch line direction and density for each sliced part. The boundaryof each part is not visible_