Creating Planes

Creating a Plane Normal to another Plane

Plane lets you create a plane at an angle to a reference plane based on a rotation axis.

Before you begin: You must create or include a 3D Shape containing geometry.
  1. Click Create new in the Choose a 3DShape dialog box.

    The New Content tab appears.
  2. Click 3D Shape under Physical Product Structure node in the New Content tab.
  3. Click OK in the 3D Shape dialog box.
    The new 3D Shape is created under the active product.
  4. Click OK in the 3D Shape dialog box.
    • The new 3D Shape is created under the active product.
    • The Axis System Definition dialog box appears. The axis system's parameters Origin, X axis, Y axis, and Z axis are automatically computed, and Default (Computed) appears in the boxes.
  • Important: You switch from Assembly Design app to the last representation app you used.
    1. Select Angle/Normal to plane.
      Important:

      Repeat object after OK option has no effect in Assembly Design context.

    2. In the Reference box, select a plane.
    3. In the Rotation axis box, select an axis or a line.
      This axis can be any line or an implicit element, e. g. a cylinder axis. To select the latter press and hold the Shift key while moving the pointer over the element, then click it.
    4. Specify the angle by changing the value in the Angle box or by manipulating the handle in the work area.
    5. Click Normal to plane to set the angle value to 90deg.
    6. Select Project rotation axis on reference plane .
      The plane will be created on the rotation axis projected into the reference plane.

      If the rotation axis is not parallel to the reference plane, it is aligned to be parallel and the plane will be created on the aligned rotation axis.

    7. Click OK to create the plane.
      Important: You come back in the Assembly Design app.

     

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