Changing the workplane – ARCHLine.XP

If you are working in 3D, you may need to change the work plane to place and edit objects with the correct location and orientation.

Commands:

Reset origin	Restores the default workplane based on the WCS (World Coordinate System).
Activate global workplane	Sets the workplane based on the WCS (World Coordinate System).
Workplane by face	Sets the workplane according to the coordinate system of a selected face.
Workplane by 3 points	Sets the workplane to fit three points. The first point you pick is the origin, the second defines the X direction, and the third defines the Y direction of the work plane. ARCHLine.XP fixes the Z direction according to the right-hand rule.
Vertical workplane	Vertical work plane can be set by specifying two points.
Horizontal workplane	Horizontal work plane can be set by specifying a point.
New origin	Offset the workplane parallel to the current workplane, by relocating the origin.
Shift along X axis	Shift workplane from the global origin along the X axis perpendicular to the YZ plane.
Shift along Y axis	Shift workplane from the global origin along the Y axis perpendicular to the XZ plane.
Shift along X axis by distance	Shift workplane with a distance along the Z axis perpendicular to the XY plane.
Shift along X axis by a point	Shift workplane along the Z axis perpendicular to the XY plane.
Rotate around X axis 90 Ccw	Rotate the workplane around the X axis counterclockwise.
Rotate around X axis 90 cw	Rotate the workplane around the X axis clockwise.
Rotate around Y axis 90 Ccw	Rotate the workplane around the Y axis counterclockwise.
Rotate around Y axis 90 cw	Rotate the workplane around the Y axis clockwise.
Rotate around Z axis	Rotate the workplane around the Z axis.
Opposite side	Reverse the direction of the normal vektor perpendicular to the workplane. The interior and the exterior face of the workplane can be reversed this way.
Use previous	Restores the previous workplane.
Set view perpendicular to workplane	The workplane is turned so that it is parallel to the view plane. The Z axis becomes perpendicular to the view.

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