diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
index 21bf0aa14..da9595cd3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #include "Geometry.h"
 #include "GeometryObject.h"
 #include "EdgeWalker.h"
+#include "DrawUtil.h"
 #include "DrawProjectSplit.h"
 #include "DrawViewSection.h"
 
@@ -449,6 +450,50 @@ bool DrawViewSection::isReallyInBox (const Base::Vector3d v, const Base::BoundBo
     return true;
 }
 
+//! calculate the section Normal/Projection Direction given baseView projection direction and section name
+/*static*/
+Base::Vector3d DrawViewSection::getSectionVector (const Base::Vector3d baseViewDir, const std::string sectionName)
+{
+    Base::Vector3d result;
+    Base::Vector3d stdX(1.0,0.0,0.0);
+    Base::Vector3d stdY(0.0,1.0,0.0);
+    Base::Vector3d stdZ(0.0,0.0,1.0);
+    Base::Vector3d view = baseViewDir;
+    view.Normalize();
+    Base::Vector3d left = view.Cross(stdZ);
+    left.Normalize();    //redundent?
+    Base::Vector3d down = view.Cross(left);
+    down.Normalize();    //redundent?
+    double dot = view.Dot(stdZ);
+
+    if (sectionName == "Up") {
+        result = down;
+        if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(fabs(dot),1.0)) {
+            result  = (-1.0 * stdY);
+        }
+    } else if (sectionName == "Down") {
+        result = down * -1.0;
+        if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(fabs(dot),1.0)) {
+            result = stdY;
+        }
+    } else if (sectionName == "Left") {
+        result = left * -1.0;
+        if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(fabs(dot),1.0)) {
+            result = stdX;
+        }
+    } else if (sectionName == "Right") {
+        result = left;
+        if (DrawUtil::fpCompare(fabs(dot),1.0)) {
+            result = -1.0 * stdX;
+        }
+    } else {
+        Base::Console().Log("Error - DVS::getSectionVector - bad sectionName: %s\n",sectionName.c_str());
+        result = stdZ;
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+}
+
 void DrawViewSection::getParameters()
 {
     Base::Reference<ParameterGrp> hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetUserParameter()
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
index 9f60ba1ec..cc1afe8fd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewSection.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ public:
 
 public:
     std::vector<TechDrawGeometry::Face*> getFaceGeometry();
+    static Base::Vector3d getSectionVector (const Base::Vector3d baseViewDir, const std::string sectionName);
+
     static const char* SectionDirEnums[];
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
index 3c3e72578..c29d26be4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskSectionView.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@
 #include <Mod/Part/App/PartFeature.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawUtil.h>
 
 #include "TaskSectionView.h"
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ui_TaskSectionView.h>
 
 using namespace Gui;
+using namespace TechDraw;
 using namespace TechDrawGui;
 
 void _printVect(char* label, Base::Vector3d v);
@@ -119,61 +121,26 @@ void TaskSectionView::resetValues()
 bool TaskSectionView::calcValues()
 {
     bool result = true;
-    Base::Vector3d stdX(1.0,0.0,0.0);
-    Base::Vector3d stdY(0.0,1.0,0.0);
-    Base::Vector3d stdZ(0.0,0.0,1.0);
     Base::Vector3d view = m_base->Direction.getValue();
-    sectionDir = "unset";
 
     if (ui->pb_Up->isChecked()) {
         sectionDir = "Up";
-        sectionProjDir = view;
-        sectionNormal  = Base::Vector3d(view.x,view.z,-view.y);
-        if (view == stdZ) {
-            sectionProjDir = (-1.0 * stdY);
-            sectionNormal  = (-1.0 * stdY);
-        } else if (view == (-1.0 * stdZ)) {
-            sectionProjDir = (-1.0 * stdY);
-            sectionNormal  = (-1.0 * stdY);
-        }
+        sectionProjDir = DrawViewSection::getSectionVector(view,sectionDir);
     } else if (ui->pb_Down->isChecked()) {
         sectionDir = "Down";
-        sectionProjDir = view;
-        sectionNormal  = Base::Vector3d(-view.x,-view.z,view.y);
-        if (view == stdZ) {
-            sectionProjDir = stdY;
-            sectionNormal  = stdY;
-        } else if (view == (-1.0 * stdZ)) {
-            sectionProjDir = stdY;
-            sectionNormal  = stdY;
-        }
+        sectionProjDir = DrawViewSection::getSectionVector(view,sectionDir);
     } else if (ui->pb_Left->isChecked()) {
         sectionDir = "Left";
-        sectionProjDir = Base::Vector3d(-view.y,view.x,view.z);
-        sectionNormal  = Base::Vector3d(-view.y,view.x,0.0);
-        if (view == stdZ) {
-            sectionProjDir = stdX;
-            sectionNormal  = stdX;
-        } else if (view == (-1.0 * stdZ)) {
-            sectionProjDir = stdX;
-            sectionNormal  = stdX;
-        }
+        sectionProjDir = DrawViewSection::getSectionVector(view,sectionDir);
     } else if (ui->pb_Right->isChecked()) {
         sectionDir = "Right";
-        sectionProjDir = Base::Vector3d(view.y,-view.x,view.z);
-        sectionNormal  = Base::Vector3d(view.y,-view.x,0.0);
-        if (view == stdZ) {
-            sectionProjDir = -1.0 * stdX;
-            sectionNormal  = -1.0 * stdX;
-        } else if (view == (-1.0 * stdZ)) {
-            sectionProjDir = -1.0 * stdX;
-            sectionNormal  = -1.0 * stdX;
-        }
+        sectionProjDir = DrawViewSection::getSectionVector(view,sectionDir);
     } else {
         Base::Console().Message("Select a direction\n");
         result = false;
     }
 
+    sectionNormal = sectionProjDir;
     if (result) {
         ui->leNormal->setText(formatVector(sectionNormal));
         ui->leProjDir->setText(formatVector(sectionProjDir));