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How to define a sketch plane which is not standard plane in the beginning

peter_hoebel
peter_hoebel Member Posts: 6 ✭
in Community Support

problem: I have a side view to define the side shape of my part, on top I can define a profile with the top view sketch. Now I need a sketch to define the profile on the bottom of the part I want to create. For this reason, the sketch plane has to move to the bottom line of my side view sketch. Unfortunally, this line is not parallel to the top sketch, so I have to rotate the bottom sketch. I do not find a tool to move the sketch and rotate it. Can somebody help?

thanks

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  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 984 PRO

    https://www.onshape.com/en/resource-center/tech-tips/mate-connectors-sketch-planes

  • martin_kopplow
    martin_kopplow Member Posts: 1,611 PRO
    edited August 28

    There are at least two ways to do it:

    1. As Matt wrote, place a mate connector where you need the sketch plane. It can be rotated and tilt in every axis via the edit box. That's a good way if you need a stable reference.
    2. Draw some reference geometry, like a line, at the angle in your side view, then create a new plane using the 'line angle' or '3-point' option in the plane feature. This is a good way if you need your sketch plane to follow your geometry already existing.
  • peter_hoebel
    peter_hoebel Member Posts: 6 ✭

    Thanks to all. I found the way Martin described in item 2 for myself, but its sometimes tricky. I think that my internet connection is not the fastest at all, because I do something and nothing happens on the screen. After a while it's done but I was faster and deleted the last operation. I try the solution Matt decribed and Ihope it is more stable.

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