Plane - Inclined



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Create a datum plane inclined to an existing plane, that passes through selected entities.

The following is the Feature Guide for Plane Inclined.

Remember: You can open the Feature Guide at any time on the graphic display area by right-clicking.

 

Required Step 1

Select the plane or planar face to which the new plane will be inclined, and pick entities through which the new plane will pass. The picking order does not matter.

Note: In certain cases, you can pick the entities and then enter the Plane Normal function. If you do this, the selected entities will automatically be included in Step 1.

You can select:

a plane / planar face and an edge, axis, or line

a plane / planar face and two points

Required Step 2

Define the angle of inclination. Press the Angle = field to enter the desired value. The angle must be a positive value between 0 and 90. To flip the direction 90 degrees, click on the arrow or arrow head.

When you are finished, press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

The datum plane now appears, with drag handles for resizing.

 

When completed, the plane will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

 

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