Offset plane - strange behavior or user error

[jon46XEC]

Trying to create a simple offset plane at a vertex.

Am I doing this wrong or is it acting weird?

Thanks - JD

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Please share a sample file.
Offset requires an existing plane or flat surface.

günther

[jon46XEC]

apologies - screencast not cooperating

[g-andresen]

Hi,

A plane requires 3 points.
This can be defined in different ways.
One is the plane at the path, where the path specifies the orientation of the Z-axis another is the reference to an existing directed plane surface.

Screencast

günther

[HughesTooling]

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@jon46XEC wrote:

apologies - screencast not cooperating

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I've seen some odd things like that when working with a moved component. Is the point on a component you've moved or positioned with a joint? Is this something you can share as I doubt you'll get far figuring this out without sharing the design.

Mark

[jon46XEC]

Yes - the component has been moved into position with the move tool.

https://screencast.autodesk.com/Embed/Timeline/1f7ecadc-efbb-4351-b8ae-fb96fb48ca39

[HughesTooling]

Using the move tool usually means you're doing it wrong! You should position components with a joint and not have any capture positions in the timeline. If you can replace the move with a joint, see if that fixes the problem. If not you'll need to either share the design here or create a support ticket from your account if you have a commercial license.

Mark

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Please share the file.

günther

[jon46XEC]

I have a commercial license - have done many tickets before

Just looking for a quick solution.

My history is turned off as it is way easier at the moment to work with surfaces.

Thanks for your input! - cheers

[HughesTooling · Accepted solution]

One workaround, if the edge below is a straight line, you could use Plane at angle.

[jon46XEC]

true! - another way to skin that digital cat 😋 - 

thanks Mark - JD