Project: Creating Reference Planes
Completion Time: 15 Minutes
Prerequisites
- An understanding of creating reference planes.
Objective: Create three reference planes to serve as a base for a new feature.
Instructions
1: Open planes_project.par and save a copy to your local hard drive or a network drive where to can store parts.
Step 1 - Details
1.1 Click Open. Use the Look In option to navigate to the folder where planes_project.par is located. Select the planes_project.par and click the Open button.
1.2 Select File | Save As… Use the Look In option to navigate to the folder where you can save the part. Type in a name for the new file. It would be recommended to keep it the same name.
2: Create the first plane to it is parallel to the Front plane and passes through the center of the arc on the front of the mouse.
Step 2 - Details
2.1 Click Parallel Planes from the Plane pull-down menu on the Features toolbar.
2.2 Pick the Right plane in the graphics window.
2.3 Click Keypoints from the ribbon bar.
2.4 Select Arc Center from the Keyppoints pull-down.
2.5 Select the arc on the front of the mouse.
3: Create the second reference plane at a 60 degree angle from the first reference plane created and the bottom planar face of the part.
Step 3 - Details
3.1 Click Angled Planes from the Plane pull-down menu on the Features toolbar.
3.2 Pick the first reference plane you created.
3.3 Pick the bottom planar face of the part.
3.4 Move the cursor to get the horizontal and vertical orientation to the lower left corner of the plane.
3.5 Click in the graphics window to set the orientation.
3.6 Enter 60 in the angle text box on the ribbon bar.
3.7 Click in the graphics window to create the plane.
4: Create the third reference plane 40mm from the second reference plane. Be sure the reference plane is above the part.
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Step 4 - Details
4.1 Click Parallel Planes from the Plane pull-down menu on the Features toolbar.
4.2 Pick the angled plane in the graphics window.
4.3 Enter 40 in the distance text box on the ribbon bar.
4.4 Click above the part to create the parallel plane.
Review: Creating reference planes is useful for features that require compound angles or multiple offsets. If a feature only requires a single plane, then is it best to create it on-the-fly. This way, the plane is embedded into the feature and reduces the amount of features displayed on the Feature PathFinder. It also reduces the amount of objects displayed in the graphics window.
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