You can set various properties of reference planes. For example, you can set some display options or give meaningful names to the permanent reference planes stored in your scene.
To set the properties of the current reference plane
1. Do one of the following to open the property editor of the current reference plane:
- Right-click on Ref or Plane and choose Current Reference Properties.
or
- Choose Transform > Reference Planes > Current Reference Properties.
2. Set the following properties:
- The Name can be changed only for permanent reference planes, not for default or transient planes.
- Cell Size/Snapping Increments control the visible grid used for snapping when translating in Plane mode. (Ref mode uses the Snap Increments that you can access using Transform > Transform Preferences.) For more information about snapping in general, see Snapping.
- The Display options control how the reference plane is represented in Plane mode.
- The Scaling Orientation, Scaling, Rotation, and Position parameters on the Pose tab control the transformation of permanent and transient reference planes in global space. You can modify these options if desired, but it’s probably easier to position an object in your scene and use it to define a new reference plane.
- The Plane Normal option controls which axis is considered the normal and which plane is considered UV: X Axis (UV = YZ), Y Axis (UV = XZ), or Z Axis (UV = XY).
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