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Can I change size of the default planes?
john_P37
Member Posts: 26 PRO
If I import a .sldprt file, say a cube that is 1" square, when I open it up, the part is always very small on the screen. After I zoom in the default planes are so large I lose ability to view their edges. Is there a way to change the size of the default x y z planes so that are closer in size to the part?
thanks,
John
thanks,
John
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Jake_Rosenfeld
Moderator, Onshape Employees, Developers Posts: 1,646 
Hi @john_P37
If you click on a default plane, it will reveal resize handles which you can click and drag:
Just to make sure, are your imports coming in at the right size? If you click on a linear edge, it's length will be displayed in the bottom right corner of your part studio. You can click on an edge with a known length to check that the scaling of your part is correct upon import.
A 1 inch cube looks approximately like this in relation to our default planes :
Jake Rosenfeld - Modeling Team5
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If you click on a default plane, it will reveal resize handles which you can click and drag:
Just to make sure, are your imports coming in at the right size? If you click on a linear edge, it's length will be displayed in the bottom right corner of your part studio. You can click on an edge with a known length to check that the scaling of your part is correct upon import.
A 1 inch cube looks approximately like this in relation to our default planes :