Plane

Plane feature creates a new constructive plane.

Plane is a construction object that can be created in a part or in a partset. To create a plane:

  1. select in the Main Menu Construction - > Plane item or

  2. click plane_button.icon Point button in the toolbar

There are 4 algorithms for creation of a Plane:

../_images/plane_by_three_points_32x32.png

By three points creates a plane by three points.

../_images/plane_by_line_and_point_32x32.png

By line and point creates a plane by a line and a point.

../_images/plane_by_other_plane_32x32.png

By other plane creates a plane or planes(if the number of copies is more than one) parallel to another plane.

../_images/plane_by_two_parallel_planes_32x32.png

By two parallel planes creates a plane between two parallel planes.

By three points

../_images/Plane1.png

By three points

A plane is created by selecting three points in a viewer.

TUI Commands:

model.addPlane(Part_doc, model.selection("VERTEX", "Box_1_1/Back&Box_1_1/Left&Box_1_1/Top"), model.selection("VERTEX", "Box_1_1/Front&Box_1_1/Right&Box_1_1/Top"), model.selection("VERTEX", "Box_1_1/Front&Box_1_1/Left&Box_1_1/Bottom"))
Parameters:

  • part – The current part object.

  • object – Vertex 1.

  • object – Vertex 2.

  • object – Vertex 3.

Returns:

Result object.

Result

The Result of the operation will be a plane:

../_images/CreatedPlane1.png

A plane by three points

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Plane by points operation.

By line and point

../_images/Plane2.png

Line and point

A plane is created by selecting a linear edge and point. It is possible to create a new plane perpendicular to the selected edge.

TUI Commands:

model.addPlane(Part_doc, model.selection("EDGE", "Box_1_1/Left&Box_1_1/Top"), model.selection("VERTEX", "Box_1_1/Front&Box_1_1/Right&Box_1_1/Bottom"), False)
Parameters:

  • part – The current part object.

  • object – A line.

  • object – A point.

  • boolean – Is perpendicular to line.

Returns:

Result object.

Result

The Result of the operation will be a plane:

../_images/CreatedPlane2.png

Plane created

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Plane by line and point operation.

By other plane

../_images/Plane3.png

By other plane

A plane is created by selecting an already existing plane (planar face). There are following possibilities to define a new plane:

../_images/plane_by_distance_from_other_24x24.png

By distance from the selected plane.

../_images/plane_by_coincident_to_point_24x24.png

By coincidence with a point.

../_images/plane_by_rotation_24x24.png

By rotation around an edge by a specified angle.

TUI Commands:

model.addPlane(Part_doc, model.selection("FACE", "Box_1_1/Front"), 10, False, 1)
Parameters:

  • part – The current part object.

  • object – A plane.

  • real – An offset.

  • boolean – Is reverse.

  • integer – Number of copies

Returns:

Result object.

Result

The Result of the operation will be a plane (or planes at equal distance from each other, if the number of copies is more than one) parallel to already existing one:

../_images/CreatedPlane3.png

Plane parallel to a planar face

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Plane by other plane operation.

By two parallel planes

../_images/Plane4.png

By two parallel planes

A plane is created by selecting two parallel planes. A new plane will be defined between them.

TUI Commands:

model.addPlane(Part_doc, model.selection("FACE", "Box_1_1/Left"), model.selection("FACE", "Box_1_1/Right"))
Parameters:

  • part – The current part object.

  • object – A plane 1.

  • object – A plane 2.

Returns:

Result object.

Result

The Result of the operation will be a plane created between two selected planes:

../_images/CreatedPlane4.png

Plane created between others

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Plane by two parallel planes operation.