Rotate plane so that horizontal direction matches other sketches

martin_danger
martin_danger Member Posts: 30 ✭✭
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I've created a plane that this perpendicular to a line in a sketch (had to use a mate connector to achieve this). However, for the lack of a better way to describe it, the secondary axis of the plane is not horizontal. I would like it horizontal so that I can use the horizontal constraint to ensure conformity with other sketches. I can't seem to find a way to rotate the plane to do this. I tried rotating the mate connector and was surpised that I managed to rotate it to the correct orientation. But, of course, the change to the mate connector did not result in a change to the plane created from it….

Has anyone got any tips?

Document: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5c5c7fc72c864756a9e2b7f1/w/1739ad2762a5d22700400859/e/0bc1a34d367211788ede4e2b?renderMode=0&uiState=67bd8209fd76fd6de4391655

Screenshot 2025-02-25 at 8.59.59 am.png Screenshot 2025-02-25 at 9.07.41 am.png

Here is what a rectangle looks like when I apply horizontal and vertical constraints to the sides, that is, the base of the rectangle is not parallel with what the other sketches call horizontal.

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  • wayne_sauder
    wayne_sauder Member, csevp Posts: 699 PRO

    Why not just sketch with the mate connector and skip the plane?

  • MDesign
    MDesign Member Posts: 1,471 PRO

    because it’s not immediately obvious that that’s possible. To help a new guy the mate connector should have a plane represent ion. But that can get cluttered with to many of those, I’m sure.

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