Rectangular Plane

Introduction

The Rectangular Plane function creates a planar surface based on the settings that you define in the Data Entry Manager and/or the location that you select in the Workspace.

Snap Increment

Rectangular Plane supports the use of the snap increment when using the Pick method to set the origin location. The snap increment allows you to get precise results when using mouse selection and helps to reduce data entry modifications.

To learn more, view Snap Increment.

Navigation

To open Rectangular Plane, do one of the following:

In the Surfaces menu, click Rectangular Plane.

On the Surfaces toolbar, click the icon.

Right-click anywhere in the Workspace, point to CAD, Surfaces, and click Rectangular Plane.

The parameters display in the Data Entry tab of the Data-CAM Tree Manager.

The Data Entry Parameters

Width - sets the X-axis dimension of the plane.
Height - sets the Y-axis dimension of the plane.
Radius - sets the radius of the corners of the plane.

Origin

Pick - is used to manually select the origin location. You can click a point, the snap point of another entity, or anywhere in the Workspace. The snap increment applies when using this method to set the origin.
Enter - is used to type coordinate values in the X, Y, and Z boxes to define the origin.
Origin list - provides the option to select where the origin (reference location) is located on the entity (for both Pick and Enter).

OK - creates the surface when using the Enter method.
Cancel - closes the Data Entry Manager.

Quick Steps - Rectangular Plane

1 Open the function and define all Data Entry parameters.

2 If you are using Pick, click a point, snap point, or anywhere to place the plane.

You can adjust the snap increment value or turn it off when using the Pick method.

If you are using Enter, type the XYZ coordinate values and click OK to place the plane.

3 Repeat this process as needed to create more planes.

4 Click Cancel to close the function.

The feature is added to the CAD Tree.