CPlane

CPlane menu commands include items below.

Undo CPlane Change Undo the last CPlane change.
Redo CPlane Change Redo the previously undone CPlane change.
Default System generated default CPlane from model's box frame.
Origin Move the CPlane of the current viewport by specifying an origin.
Elevation Move the CPlane of the current viewport vertically up or down.
To Object Move the CPlane origin onto the specified object.
Rotate:Around Axis Rotate the CPlane around an axis of the CPlane.
Rotate:X Axis Specify Rotate the CPlane of the main viewport by specifying the new horizon direction.
Rotate:Z Axis Specify Rotate the CPlane of the main viewport by specifying the new normal direction.
World Top Set the CPlane in the active viewport to the world top CPlane.
World Right Set the CPlane in the active viewport to the world right CPlane.
World Front Set the CPlane in the active viewport to the world front CPlane.
Named CPlanes Create, edit, and restore named CPlanes.
Toggle CPlane Display Show or hide the active CPlane.
CPlaneProperties Input CPlane properties from a dialogue.

CPlane commands and applicable view types

Command

Objective CPlane

Operations

Applicable View

 

Main

(x,y)

(y,z)

(x,z)

1

Default

View where command invoked

CPlane generated by Fugen from the model

Applicable

2

Origin Specify

View where command invoked

Moves CPlane's origin

Aplicable

3

Move vertically up or down

View where command invoked

Mopves CPlane vertically up or down.

Aplicable

4

Move the origin on an object

View where selected 1st object
When an object already selected, View where command invoked.

(1)Move the origin on a specified object.
(2) When the object is a point, Move only.
(3) When the object is a curve, move only or rotate according to Frenet frame.
(4) When the object is a face, move only or rotate according to normal and paramete line of the face.

Applicable

Move only, No ratation

5

Rotate around Axis

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

Specify the new origin, rotate around horizontal, vertical, or normal of the currenct CPlane.

Applicable

Not Applicable

6

Rotate:X axis Specify

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

(1) Specify the origin
(2) Specify X axis by locating the end of X axis from the new origin. The current CPlane's normal is used as the new Y axis.

Applicable

Not Applicable

7

Rotate:Normal axis Specify

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

(1) Specify the origin
(2) Specify Normal axis by locating the end of the normal from the new origin. The current CPlane's normal is used as the new Y axis.

Applicable

Not Applicable

8

World Top

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

Use (x,y) world coordinates as the CPlane's (x,y)

Applicable

Not Applicable

9

world Right

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

Use (y,z) world coordinates as the CPlane's (x,y)

Applicable

Not Applicable

10

world Front

Applied to the only Main view, despite of the current view.

Use (x,z) world coordinates as the CPlane's (x,y)

Applicable

Not Applicable

11

Named CPlane

 

Save the current CPlane with a name, Retreive a CPlane specifying the name.

Aplicable

12

CPlane Properties

View where command invoked

Update the CPlane's properties.

Applicable