Orients an object so that its XY local axes lie on a plane specified by three points. The three points define the origin of the plane and the plane local axes, i.e. X and Y axes.
How to use
1. Select the object or objects you want to align.
2. Click the Axes Align to 3 points icon or choose the Tools > Transform > Axes Align > Axes Align to 3 points menu command.
3. The program console prompts Origin.
4. Locate axes
origin of the plane following one of the two methods:
a) Click and drag in any view and release the mouse button to confirm placement;
b) Input the XYZ coordinates in the console and press Enter
to confirm. If you press Enter
without typing any value, the axes origin of the curve will be placed
in correspondence of the XYZ origin.
5. The program console prompts X axis point.
6. Locate the
orientation of the X axis following one of the two methods:
a) Click and drag in any view and release the mouse button to confirm placement;
b) Input the XYZ coordinates in the console and press Enter
to confirm. If you press Enter
without typing any value, the axes origin of the curve will be placed
in correspondence of the XYZ origin.
7. The program console prompts Y axis point.
8. Locate the
orientation of the Y axis following one of the two methods:
a) Click and drag in any view and release the mouse button to confirm placement;
b) Input the XYZ coordinates in the console and press Enter
to confirm. If you press Enter
without typing any value, the axes origin of the curve will be placed
in correspondence of the XYZ origin.
Options
Origin
To modify the point that specifies the coordinates of
the plane origin.
Views. Choose the Edit mode.
Click the Origin hotspot and drag
it. Release the mouse button when you reach the desired position.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the new values in the XYZ data fields
and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Position
To specify whether the object axes origin must be coincident
to the axes plane or not.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Position
radio button on.
Orientation
To specify whether the object axes must be oriented in
the same way as the plane axes.
Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Orientation
radio button on.