Manuals - 3Dfindit

7.6.2. Listing of all possible features in the "3D history " docking window

7.6.2.2. Fixed plane

It is called up at the top level using the context menu command Insert absolute level.... [Insert Fixed plane...] The command is only available at component level.

An absolute plane can be described using the coordinates under the point of origin [Base point] and the two vectors (X-axis [X axis], Y-axis [Y axis] ).

The creation of this layer can also be made dependent on a condition. To do this, activate the option Only create if applies [Only create, if].

The figure below shows the plane according to the adjacent settings.

Black arrow = displacement vector

Example of a displacement plus rotation:

If, for example, a connection point shall have another orientation of coordinate system than the original, this can be achieved by a fixed plane.

In the example in the following illustration, the original X-axis [X axis] is placed on the Z-axis (Z=1) and then the original Y-axis [Y axis] is placed on the X-axis (X=1). Connection points set by default on the absolute plane now have the new orientation.

Original coordinate cross and reoriented coordinate cross of the connection point

In the Absolute plane [Fixed plane] dialog, you can change the default name Absolute plane 1 under Name.

	Note
	The changed name is only visible after an update.

The added absolute plane shows up in the history.

It can be removed again with the context menu command Delete tarp [Delete plane].

Via Properties [Properties...]... to call up the Absolute level [Fixed plane] dialog again.

Delete plane

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