# Help with angled drawing **URL:** \ **Category:** Modeling Questions\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726 "2025-02-25T04:48:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![jdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jdev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jdev)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/1 "2025-02-25T04:48:22Z")

Im trying to lay out holes on a workpiece but struggling with the angle it was modeled at. Its a railing so its at an angle. I want to measure from front edge to center of a bunch of holes. Marked the examples in red in the images. Also including a screenshot of another rail that was flat as an example for what im after. Edit - it will only let me add one image. Will try to add below. ![IMG_0112](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/7/17d9ae0301f3e74a0fcffbce679c16386e681864.jpeg) ---

![IMG_0111](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/5/8/5876be3886f5624cda92daad4ec2dad18c669825.jpeg) A side view ---

**Author:** ![jdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jdev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jdev)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/3 "2025-02-25T04:50:15Z")

![IMG_0113](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/7/372957ca6a304e2791462fade3f013cc6d690c9f.png) What drawing with top down gives me. Its showing from straight top down which is expected but i want to basically lay the piece flat. ---

**Author:** ![jdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jdev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jdev)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/4 "2025-02-25T04:50:56Z")

What i am after. This was for a flat railing not an angled one. ![IMG_0114](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/f/bfafd658ec208a059d25728b602f56e0573350e9.jpeg) ---

**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/5 "2025-02-25T06:32:50Z")

You could make a copy and physically rotate the model. Or In the view there are few options one is Section, here is what that would look like. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/4/b4a520ab770b2eb728f81416db478291116e957c.png) ---

**Author:** ![jdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jdev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jdev)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/6 "2025-02-25T07:04:54Z")

Thanks, that section view looks like what I am after! How do I add that view to the drawing? ---

**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/7 "2025-02-25T07:44:20Z")

Here is how it works, first you need to select your side view of your railing and when you select the Section button it makes you select 2 point and than drag out that view you selected. ---

**Author:** ![jdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jdev](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jdev)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-with-angled-drawing/36726/8 "2025-02-25T15:27:22Z")

This is exactly what i was looking for here, thanks for your help!