The Plane dialog opens when you start the Add Plane command.

To open a Plane dialog you add to the model at a different time:

Note:

You cannot edit the Front, Top, or Right planes.

When you select a Plane, the Plane Definition is “Offset from Plane”.

New Plane: Plane6

Plane Parameters

Plane Definition: Offset from Plane

The new Plane is offset along the Z-axis of the Plane you select.

Element box (bottom of dialog): the Plane you select.

Parameter to edit:

Distance to New Plane

The distance from the Plane you select (e.g. Front) to the new Plane.

Notes:

In the image, the new Plane is offset along the Z-axis of Plane by the linear distance equal to Distance to new Plane.

When you select a Line, the X-axis, or the Y-axis of a Part, the Plane Definition is “Angle from Plane”.

New Plane: Plane5

Plane Parameters

Plane Definition: Angle from Line

Element box (bottom of dialog): the Line you select, and the Plane to which the Line is a great, great, grand, ... child?

Parameters to edit:

Move Plane to end-Point

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

The X-axis of the new Plane is now from the end-Point to the start-Point of the Line.

Usually, do not enable. However, you must enable 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 Line

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

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

Notes:

When you select a Line (Format 2) :

The Origin of the new Plane is:

•at the Start-Point of the Line, or

•at the end-Point of the Line, if you enable Move Plane to end-Point in the Plane dialog.

The default +ve X-axis of the new Plane is:

•from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Line, or

•from the end-Point to the start-Point of the Line, if you enable Move Plane to end-Point.