Transforms a 3D curve into a planar curve by projecting its control points on a specified plane. It is not a projection of the curve but only of its control points.
How to use
1. Click the Curve to Plane icon or choose the Tools > Curves > Curve to Plane command.
2. The program console prompts Pick a curve.
3. Pick the curve you want to make planar.
4. More option are available in the Modeling Tool panel.
Options
Curve
To
change the curve.
Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace
check button on and pick another curve in the scene.
Direction
To change the direction of the plane normal. The default direction is: Best plane.
Modeling
Tool panel. Switch
the chosen radio button on. You have the following choices:
Best plane. Approximate
a plane on which the curve lies.
XY plane.
To
project on the XY plane
YZ plane.
To
project on the XY plane.
XZ
plane.
To
project on the YZ plane.
Custom plane. To freely define the
origin and the normal of the projection plane.
Plane origin
To determine the origin of the plane. Activated only when the Custom plane option is enabled.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Plane origin hotSpot and interactively define its orientation by dragging it.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.
Plane normal
To determine the normal of the plane. Activated only when the Custom plane option is enabled.
Views. Choose the Edit mode. Click the Plane normal hotSpot and interactively define its orientation by dragging it.
Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.