Defining a Plane Feature

This procedure describes how to define a plane feature. A plane feature will appear as an activity of the process on the PPR tree.

To define a plane feature, you must have a product loaded.

On the Inspection Activities toolbar, click Define Plane.

The `Define Plane` dialog box appears.

	You can select the `Name` button, select an item from the geometry, and the feature will take that item's name.
	When you first create a feature, you need to select a thickness for it. Inspect uses that thickness value as the default value thereafter.
	See also Using Bounds.

On the 3D geometry, select the plane.

Once selected, the plane is highlighted and a green arrow, signifying normal, protrudes from it. The direction of normal can be flipped by checking the box on the dialog box.

The dialog box also contains the data for the plane selected.

By switching to the `Tolerance` tab, you can see the tolerance data associated with the selected plane.

	For an image defining the dimensions, click on the button. The image appears.

	You can also alter the direction of Origin, Normal, Direction2, Length, Width, and Thickness by selecting the buttons with those parameter names.
	If you select any of these buttons, the dialog box disappears, and the appropriate toolbox appears in its place. Select the button on the toolbar that changes the direction as desired.

	See About the Toolboxes for information on using the toolboxes.

Select the OK button.

The activity is added to the PPR tree.

The defined plane appears highlighted on the part geometry.

You may enter a name for the plane in the name frame.

If you check the FPath box, you can measure the feature at the same time you create it.

If you create a circular plane, the options available are:

The measurement path is not a grid, but runs between the circles created by the minimum and maximum diameters specified.