Creating Reference Planes in SolidWorks 2010
Creating Reference Planes
1. Open a Part
2. Click Plane (Reference Geometry toolbar).
The PropertyManager Message box prompts you to select references and constraints.
3. For First Reference , select the face shown.
The software creates a plane that is offset from the selected face. The Message box
indicates that the plane is fully defined. You can adjust the offset distance or select
another type of reference to use to create the plane.
The software creates the most likely plane based on the entities you select.
4. Click ok
Modifying Reference Planes
1. Right-click the plane you created and select Edit Feature .
2. In the PropertyManager, for First Reference, select the cylindrical face shown.
The software creates a plane tangent to the face. The plane type Tangent is
selected.
3. Select the curved face shown.
The plane extends to become tangent to both faces.
4. Under Second Reference, select Flip.
The plane flips to become tangent with the opposite side of the cylindrical face.
5. Click . ok
Selecting Points to Create Planes
1. Click Shaded with Edges (View toolbar).
2. Click Plane (Reference Geometry toolbar).
3. For First Reference, select the vertex shown.
The software creates a plane coincident to the vertex. The plane type Coincident is selected.
4. For Second Reference, select the vertex at the opposite end of the edge.
The software creates a plane coincident to both references.
5. For Third Reference, select an edge approximately as shown.
The plane turns red, indicating invalid selections. The Message box informs you that
the current combination of references is not valid. The Rebuild Errors message
instructs you to replace the selection with a point or plane.
6. Select the endpoint of the edge.
The software creates a valid plane that is coincident to the three selected references.
The Message box reports that the plane is now fully defined.
7. Click ok
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