on the Main toolbar, CopyCAD displays the Workplane dialog box. This dialog box allows you to create a new co-ordinate system. The Workplane dialog box controls the location and orientation of the new workplane.When you click on the Workplanes button on the Main toolbar, CopyCAD displays the Workplane dialog box. This dialog box allows you to create a new co-ordinate system. The Workplane dialog box controls the location and orientation of the new workplane.
Name - the name of the workplane. You can edit the name here.
Active - when checked makes the new workplane the active workplane. The workplane is written in bold and preceded by a ">".
Draw - when checked the workplane is drawn in the Graphics window.
Position - translates the origin of the local co-ordinate system (workplane) to a specific co-ordinate on the global co-ordinate system (transform). The value entered is the absolute distance along the transform.
Axis - enables you to manually define the vectors that define the X, Y and Z axis of the workplane. Clicking on the 
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button displays the Workplane - Axis dialog box.
This dialog box gives the vector for each individual axis. Enter the vector to get the required orientation and then click on Accept to update the workplane.
Align with view - orientates the highlighted workplane so that its Z axis is aligned with the current graphics view. The axis is placed with the X axis horizontal, Y axis vertical and the Z axis coming out of the screen.
Twist - Rotates the workplane around the specified axis by the specified angle. First enter the required rotation Angle and then click on the 
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or 
button to rotate the workplane about the appropriate axis.
For more details about how to use workplanes, see Workplanes.
