Will someone please provide me with a step by step sequence to make an angled plane? I am using Solidworks 2006, and for some reason the help file does not give me the proper sequence. If I select the top plane, then ctrl select the right plane, now I have two planes perpendicular to one another, then go insert, reference geometry, plane,and select the axis, (and the axis is displayed in yellow), used to rotate one of the planes to the angle I want, I do not get the angle option box in the design tree. Puzzled, Karen
Adjustable angled plane
Feb 16, 2007
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In order to make an angled plane you need to pick one plane and one EDGE for the "hinge" of the angle
You also can use a plane and a SKETCH LINE for the "hinge"
Mike
Thank you for your help. I was able to get the sketched line technique working ok. I am still struggling with the one plane, one edge technique, but I am in hopes to get it as well after awhile. Karen
Thank you, I was able to get the technique using the drawn pivot line to work ok, I am in hopes of getting the "one plane, one edge" technique to work as well, I hope.
Karen, E-mail me and I will send you the numbers you need to reach my FTP dump site, where I have put an audio/video tutorial for you on 4 methods to create planes perpendicular to a curved line, tilting planes, and also the "one edge one plane" technique that you seem to be a little shaky on. It is 16MGB in size and of the .avi format. If you have Broadband, it shouldn't take you very long to D/L.
Good luck, G. De Angelis De Angelis Tool Valhalla Grafix
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