Insert SurfacePlane

The Plane Surface command enables you to create any one of eight different types of planes, you can select in the Reference Plane drop-down list in the Selection List:

• Bounded — a plane bounded by curves or plane boundaries of surfaces.
  
  
  

  Associativity The surfaces created using this command can be associative: associative surfaces are Skins, that is open solids, retaining a link to the base curves, so that if you modify the base curves the surfaces will be modified accordingly; they have a history and are displayed in the Model Structure. See " Associative Surfaces (Skins)" for details.

  
  
• On Face — a plane lying on the face of a solid.
• 3 points — a plane defined by three points.
• Plane — a plane lying on another plane.
• Through axis & point — a plane defined by a line and a point not lying on that line.
• Perpendicular to axis & through point — a plane perpendicular to a line and through a point.

Using the More Conditions button, you can apply the following additional conditions to the plane you're creating (depending on the type you selected in the Reference Plane drop-down list):

• None — no additional conditions.
• Parallel & point — creates the plane parallel to the reference plane and through a point.
• Parallel & distance — creates the plane parallel to the reference plane at a specified distance.
• Perpendicular & axis — creates the plane perpendicular to the reference plane and through a specified line.
• Angle & axis — creates the plane at a specified angle with the reference plane and through a line.

For further details, see "Applying additional conditions when creating a plane".

The options of the Extension drop-down list enable you to also specify the extension of the plane surface by selecting one of the following options:

• Dimensions — extends the plane based on numerical width and height dimensions
• Face — extends the plane to the face of a selected feature
• Object — extends the plane to the projection of a selected object.

Try to ...

• Create a Bounded Plane
• Create a Plane on a face of a solid
• Create a Plane through three points
• Create a Plane on an existing plane
• Create a Plane through an axis and a point
• Create a Plane perpendicular to an axis and through a Point

Tips and Tricks

• Applying additional conditions when creating a plane