PartDesign Plane
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PartDesign Plane |
Menu location |
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PartDesign → Create a datum plane |
Workbenches |
PartDesign, Complete |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
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See also |
None |
Description
It is now possible to create datum planes/lines/points and attach them to features. Those datums can be used as basis for sketches or as revolution axis etc. There are a multitude of attachment possibilities for datums, try them out
Use
- Click on in the toolbar, or choose PartDesign → Create a datum plane from the main menu,
- set options and parameters,
- click OK.
Options
This is an example of Datum Plane, created by default, where
- Map mode: deactivated
- Angle: 45°
- Axis: y=1
- Position: x=-10
You can now use this plan as a plan to build a sketch:
- Select the Datum plane
- Click New sketch
File:DatumPlane-SketchOnDatumPlane1.png
You can change the plane orientation as you want, and the sketch follows him:
File:DatumPlane-SketchOnDatumPlane2.png
Also, by right-clicking on Datum Plane in the structure you can always access the Edit Datum Plane menu, and decide to attack the plane to an object.
There are numerous options available. See User:DeepSOIC.
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Notes
Available since FreeCAD v 0.17.