Plane - 2 Points + Angle

Purpose:

To create or modify a plane defined by two points and an angle against one of the principal axes.

Prerequisites:

None.

Instructions:

• In create mode, you will be prompted to define two points. Any points already selected will be used as input to this function. you must also enter an angle against one of the principal axes. This angle will also be used in the definition of the plane. An angle of 0 always means the positive direction of the specified axis. A positive angle means rotation towards the positive direction of the next higher ordered axis (a rotation from the z axis is always made towards the x axis). for example, if the axis is x and the angle 45 degrees, this will result in a line in the middle of the x and y axes. The plane created will be defined by the line between the two points and the line made up from rotating the selected axis the desired angle. Optionally, a second axis and angle may be entered. These are not used in the plane definition, but if a shell profile is created by intersecting the plane with a surface, the inclination angles will automatically be copied from the plane definition.

• In modify mode, the plane definition may be changed. Select Type lets you change the plane into another type (principal plane, 3 points or 2 points and axis).

Options:

Not available.

Result:

• In create mode, a new plane at the given location will be created and selected.

• In modify mode, the selected plane will be updated with the new definition data.