Working with a Support

Work on Support lets you create a support from a plane or surface.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing geometric elements.

 

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Create a Support from a Surface

You can define a surface as a support.

  1. In the Support box, select a plane or a surface.
  2. Optional: In the Point box, select a point.
    By default, the surface's midpoint is selected.
  3. Click OK in the dialog box.

Create a Support from a Plane

You can define a plane as a support.

  1. In the Support box, select a plane or a surface.
    By default, the Grid type is set to Cartesian to define a Cartesian plane.
    Note: A grid is displayed to facilitate visualization. To hide the grid, click .
  2. In the Point box, select a point, as the support plane's origin.
    By default, the plane's origin is selected.
    Note: The plane representation may not be located at the plane's origin. In this case, the default point is displayed at the origin and therefore not necessarily onto the plane representation.
  3. In the First direction area, define the scale (H for horizontal), by setting the Primary spacing and Graduations values.
  4. From the App Options panel, click Snap to point to snap the point being created onto the nearest intersection point on the grid.
  5. Click OK in the dialog box.