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workplane

[Figure 10]
The three default workplanes in Pro/DESKTOP.
One horizontal and two vertical workplanes

[Figure 11]
A new workplane created on the side of a feature


Solid objects exist in three planes, one horizontal and two vertical. If you place an object in the corner of a box it is lying on the horizontal plane and is also touching two vertical planes.

One of the difficulties with any three dimensional design software is that it has to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two dimensional surface, the screen.

In Pro/DESKTOP there are three default workplanes. The base workplane (horizontal), frontal workplane (vertical) and lateral workplane (vertical).

Designs start life as a sketch on a workplane. The sketch is then turned into a design by applying a feature such as an extrusion.

Additional workplanes can be created during the development of a design. For example a new workplane may be created that is coincident with an existing surface.

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