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Part of a work plane grid
Modifying Work Plane Grid Spacing
1 If necessary, click Home tab
➤
Work Plane panel
➤
Show, to make the work plane visible.
2 Select the work plane.
NOTE Click the edge of the work plane to select it.
3 On the Options Bar, for Spacing, enter a value to specify the desired distance between grid lines.
Rotating a Work Plane Grid
When you rotate a work plane grid, the new orientation affects placement of components and affects the
rectangle draw option for walls and lines. For example, if you rotate the work plane grid and then place a
component, the component is oriented on the same angle as the work plane grid. If you create a chain of
walls with the rectangle option, you can create them in the orientation of the work plane grid only.
To rotate a work plane grid, see Rotating Elements on page 379.
Elements Associated with Work Planes
If you create a family that is work plane-based, or an element that is not level-based (a hosted element), it
is associated with a work plane. Work plane association controls how an element moves when its host moves.
When an element is created, it inherits the work plane of the view; subsequent changes to the view work
plane do not effect the element.
It is important to associate geometry to a work plane in order for geometry to move correctly. For example,
you associate an element to its host via the work plane. When the host moves, the element moves as well.
Most elements have a read-only instance parameter called Work Plane, which identifies the current work
plane of the element. You can view this property in the Instance Properties dialog. You can change the work
plane an element is associated with, or you can dissociate an element from a work plane. Some sketch-based
elements, such as stairs, floors, footprint roofs, and ceilings, are sketched on a work plane, but that work
plane must be a level. You cannot dissociate these element types from their work plane.
Changing the Work Plane of an Element
1 Select a work plane-based element in a view.
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