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Figure 2.6: Selection of New Plane

w From Plane: new plane is based on another existing plane.
w From Face: new plane is based on a face.
w From Point and Edge: new plane is defined by a point and a 2D line or 3D edge. The plane goes
through the point and the two ends of the selected edge. These three locations cannot be colinear.

w From Point and Normal: new plane is defined by a point and a normal direction. Alternatively,
there is the option to create a parameterized and persistent tangent plane, via a Point Feature
(construction) point and the base face normal.
w From Three Points: new plane is defined by three points.
w From Coordinates: new plane is defined by typing in the coordinates of the origin and normal.
You can also select a point to use its coordinates for the origin. If you select a point, its coordinates
are used as the initial origin coordinates. If the point later moves, or you change any of the
coordinates, then the point and plane origin will not be at the same location. Also, if you have
"Driven" a coordinate by promoting it to a Design Parameter, then that coordinate will not be
changed by the selected point. If you have all three coordinates "Driven" then the option to select a
point will not be displayed.
w From Centroid: new plane is defined by the centroid of the selected geometry. The new plane lies
in the XY plane and its origin is set to the calculated centroid value. Only geometry of
the same type is used in the calculation of the centroid. If multiple geometry types are selected the
highest order type is used. Selection sets consisting of bodies must all have the same body type.

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