Defining the Drawing Plane

Before you start sketching or tracing, you need to define a drawing plane. The drawing plane is the plane on which the curves you draw are projected.

  1. From the standard area of the action bar, tap Select Plane .
    Three planes appear.
    Tips:
    • You can also activate the drawing plane by tapping P.
    • When you keep P pressed, you can change the drawing plane and go back to the previous command.
    • You can perform the above operations while working in another command.
  2. To define the plane, do one the following:
    • Tap one of the planes.
    • Position the pointer close to an existing geometry (point, line or surface) or curve (sketched or traced) until it is highlighted in blue, and tap it.
    • Tap an image support.
    • Draw a stroke over a curve (sketched or traced).

    The center of the drawing plane and its normals will be computed according to the selected element.

    Tip: You can press Alt and tap the existing geometry to keep the last directions of the drawing plane.

    Handles appear on the selected plane.
  3. Optional: Use the handles to change the position of the plane:
    • To translate the plane along its normal direction, drag the central blue area.
      Note: You can do this only when the current view is not parallel to the selected plane.


    • To rotate the plane around its axis, drag the edges of the plane.

    The position of the plane is modified accordingly. Other elements in your design remain in their original position.
  4. Right-click the plane and click Dump Plane.
    A plane is created at the current orientation and position.
  5. Validate the selection and position of the plane, by performing either of the following operations:
    • Tap another icon.
    • Press Escape twice.