Creating Multi-Point Planes
Creating Multi-Point Planes
A multi-point plane is an arbitrary plane created from three or more points. You do not have to pre-select another reference plane in order to create a multi-point plane. Using the multi-point plane tool you can create a plane at any orientation in space without creating a relationship to existing geometry.
To Create a Multi-Point Plane
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From the RevWorks toolbar, select
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or from the RevWorks toolbar right click on any displayed Plane icon and choose Points,
or select Plane > Points from the RevWorks menu in SOLIDWORKS.
A prompt appears leading you through the data collection steps.
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Digitize the origin.
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Digitize a positive x-axis.
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Digitize a point in the general direction of the positive y-axis.
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If you configured the plane to take more than three points, digitize additional points.
RevWorks automatically creates a plane when you reach the maximum number of points for this feature.
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Note: Digitizing additional points beyond the minimum three required points increases the accuracy of the plane. |
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If you do not digitize the maximum number of points for the plane, select
or another completion option to calculate the feature.
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