The Plane dialog opens automatically when you do Add Plane. To open the Plane dialog at a different time:

New Plane: Plane6

Plane Parameters

Plane Definition: Offset from Plane

Element box- the element you select as the reference for the Plane Definition

Parameter to edit:

Distance to New Plane

The offset dimension from the Plane in the Element box to the new Plane

Notes:

The new Plane is parallel to the selected Plane.

The Origin of the new Plane is on the Z-axis of the selected Plane.

New Plane: Plane5

Plane Parameters

Plane Definition: Angle from Line

Element box: The element(s) you select as the reference for the Plane Definition

Parameters to edit:

Move Plane to end-Point.

Enable to move the origin of the Plane from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Line that is in the Element box

Note: You must Move Plane to End-Point to add a Bevel Gear-Pair.

Rotational Axes

•Rotate around X-axis : Rotate the new Plane around the X-axis direction of the Plane

•Rotate around Y-axis : Rotate the new Plane around the Y-axis direction of the Plane

•Rotate around Z-axis : Rotate the new Plane around the Z-axis direction of the Plane

Notes:

When you select a Line for a new Plane, the:

Default Origin of the new Plane is coincident the Line's start-Point.

Default +ve X-axis of the new Plane is in the direction from the Line's start-Point to its end-Point.