Plane Inclined

Access: Invoke this function from one of the following locations:

  • Click the button in the toolbar.

  • Select Wireframe > Datum > Plane Inclined from the menu bar.

  • Select Mold Design > Cooling > Inclined Plane from the menu bar.

  • Select Cooling > Inclined Plane from the Mold Design Guide Toolbar.

Create a plane at a specified angle to an existing plane, or to a plane defined by selected entities.

Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function:

Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature).


General Interaction

The following is the Feature Guide for Plane Inclined.

   Tip: You can open the Feature Guide at any time by right-clicking the mouse in the graphic display area.

 

Required Step 1

Pick the references entities that define a plane. Pick the plane or planar face to which the new plane will be inclined, and pick entities through which the new plane will pass. The picking order is irrelevant.

Note: The default size of new main planes can be set by editing the Free Plane size relative to the Screen value in the General Preferences > Datum Planes.

The following entities can be picked to create the plane:

Note: In certain cases, you can pick the entities and then enter the Plane Normal function. If you do this, the selected entities will automatically be included in Step 1.

Required Step 2

Define the angle of inclination. Press the Angle = field to enter the desired value. The angle must be a positive value between 0 and 90. To flip the direction 90 degrees, click on the arrow or arrow head.

Angle = 45°:

Angle = 75°:

When you are finished, press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function.

The datum plane now appears, with drag handles for resizing.

Note: The default size of plane drag handles can be set by editing the Plane Grab Handle size value in the General Preferences > Datum Planes.

When completed, the Plane-Inclined feature will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

 

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.