Creating Plane Systems

Plane System lets you define a number of planes in a given direction. Planes can then be used as reference planes or supports when creating other items.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing a plane or a line and a point.

 

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Create a Regular Symmetric Plane System

You can define regular symmetric plane system by creating same number of planes on either side of the origin.

In the Type list, select the Regular symmetric type.

Regular symmetric plane systems are created in similar fashion to regular asymmetric plane systems, the difference being that they have the same number of planes on either side of the origin.

Create a Regular Asymmetric Plane System

You can define regular asymmetric plane system by creating different number of planes on either side of the origin.

  1. In the Type list, select the Regular asymmetric type.
  2. In the Direction box, select a plane or a line to define the direction of the plane system.
  3. In the Primary Subset area, define the primary subset parameters:

    • In the Spacing box, specify the distance between two planes.

    • Enter a prefix identifying all planes in this set.

    • Specify the number of planes.

  4. Click OK.