Creating a 3D Plane

You can create a 3D plane from a line selected in a sketch.

Before you begin: Create a line.
See Also
Creating Output Features
  1. From the Sketch section of the action bar, click 3D plane .
  2. Select a line in the sketch.
    Tips:
    • You can also right-click the line and select Line.x object > 3D Plane to create the 3D plane instantly.
    • You can select several lines to create several 3D planes.

    The 3D plane is created using the line selected in the sketch and the support plane of the sketch. The created plane appears in the Outputs node in the tree. The line thickness of the selected line changes indicating that a plane is created.

  3. Exit the Sketcher app and visualize the created plane in the 3D area.

    The plane is perpendicular to the sketch support plane and passes through the selected line. The point origin of the plane is the middle of the selected line.



    The plane is associative with the selected line.
  4. Double-click the OutputPlane.x feature in the tree.
    The Output Plane Definition dialog box appears and a tag Reference Element is displayed on the geometry. You can change the input for the 3D plane in this dialog box.

    Note: The graphic properties of the output feature (3D plane) and its input (line) are identical. Therefore, any change done in 3D is propagated to its 2D geometry and vice versa.

  5. Optional: Delete the line which was used to create the 3D plane.
    The created 3D plane is immediately removed from the tree and the 3D view.