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Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:11:43 GMT

I can't see any way of achieving what I want.

Please see attached image below.

I've got a point cloud, and have set a plane (A) to represent the floor.

I now need to create plane B, perpendicular to plane A, to represent the inside wall of the enclosure.

I created points 1 and 2 on the surface of the wall, then created an axis through them.

I now need to create plane B by defining it as through the axis, normal to plane A. The only command like this I can see is "Angle to Plane around Edge", but the axis isn't an "edge" so I can't use this command.

Is there a way to make the axis into an edge, or any alternative methods?

Many thanks

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

CCarreiras — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:19:08 GMT

Don't use filters.

Just do this:

Create new plane,
select plane A
select axis.

This will create a angled plane between plane A rotating in the Axis. Give 90º.

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

SašoPrijatelj — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:19:48 GMT

After clicking Work Plane command just pick the axis and then the bottom plane. That's it if I got the question correct...

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Roelof.Feijen — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:23:07 GMT

I think this doesn't work because the axis is not parallel to the plane.

Try the following:

Create new plane,
Select plane A
Select a point

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:24:23 GMT

Thanks.

I tried this, but if I select the axis I can't then select the plane, and vice versa.

I'm not aware that I'm using any filters.

Is this what you mean? Choose Select Features?

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:25:43 GMT

This is exactly what I want to do, but it won't let me....

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:28:02 GMT

The axis is not parallel to the plane, but why should it need to be? It should still be possible to define it using the axis and plane A regardless.

Create new plane,
Select plane A
Select a point

just creates a plane through the point that is parallel to plane A...

Thanks for the help.

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

SašoPrijatelj — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:31:23 GMT

Roelof is right. If the axis in not parallel to plane it wont work (but it should as far as I can see it).

Try this workaround instead:

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 20:10:04 GMT

Thank you very much, I will try that.

Appreciated.

Re: Creating a plane through an axis

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:40:04 GMT

Thank you for your suggestion. For some reason when I click on the axis it won't project onto the plane, but instead I projected the two points onto the plane, and then created a new axis through those points. This achieved the same thing.

Many thanks for taking the time to help.