Creating a Plane Offset From another Plane

Plane lets you create one or more planes parallel to the reference plane with a given offset distance.

Before you begin: You must import a 3D Shape containing geometry.
  1. Select Offset from plane.
    A preview plane is displayed In the work area.
  2. In the Reference box, select a plane.
  3. Specify the offset distance by changing the default value in the Offset box or manipulating the handle in the work area.
  4. Click Reverse Direction or the arrow handle to reverse the offset direction.
  5. Select the Repeat object after validation check box to create more offset planes and click OK.
  6. In the Instance(s) box, enter the number of offset planes you want to create.
  7. Click OK in the Object Repetition dialog box.
  8. Click OK to create the plane.

Warning: If after the import of an offset plane the input plane of the offset feature is replaced by a surface, the offset result cannot be synchronized when being re-imported as the offset type has changed and a plane cannot be synchronized with a surface.

Conversely, a surface can be synchronized with a plane, as a plane is a surface.

 

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