Reposition Editing Plane

Where To Find Editing Plane Commands

To reposition the editing plane in the 3D window, either before or during editing, use the commands from one of the following places:

• Click the square-shaped editing plane “Grip”.

  
  
  

• Right-click to bring up a Context menu, then choose Editing Plane.

  
  
  

• Access the commands from View > Grid and Editing Plane Options.

Snap Editing Plane to Story

Use this command prior to element input.

To snap the editing plane to a specific level corresponding to a project story:

1. Bring up the Editing Plane commands.
2. Choose Snap to Story.
3. From the appearing dialog box, choose the project story to which you want to move the editing plane.

        

Offset Editing Plane

Use this command prior to element input.

1. Bring up the Editing Plane commands.
2. Choose Offset.
3. Use the cursor to drag the editing plane to the desired position, or define the offset distance numerically. Notice that a Snap Guide appears marking the story positions, to make it easier to place the editing plane.

   
   
   

Other Editing Plane Commands during input

Choose one of the options for your preferred editing plane orientation (the available options vary depending on the orientation of the current editing plane).

• Next Plane: Click this to switch to the next editing plane that makes sense in the editing context.
• Pick Plane.

  See Pick Plane.

• Horizontal: Rotates the editing plane to a horizontal position.
• Vertical: Rotates the editing plane to a vertical position.
• Offset.

  See Offset Editing Plane.

• Look to Perpendicular: Sets up the 3D window so that it is perpendicular to the Editing Plane.
• Projection to Editing Plane.

  See Cursor Projection onto Editing Plane.

• Lock to Plane.

  See Lock to Plane.

Pick Plane

Once you click this command, the gray rectangle “plane chooser” feedback appears.

Do one of the following to pick the desired plane for the editing plane:

• Move the cursor onto any plane of an existing element. A rectangle will help you see the plane.

  
  
  

• Click on any three points in space (such as three element hotspots) to define a plane.
• Click on an element edge plus another point (in either order) to define a plane.

Cursor Projection onto Editing Plane

By default, as you perform graphical editing, your cursor is moving on the editing plane. If needed, you can redefine the direction of this cursor projection.

To change the cursor projection with respect to the editing plane:

1. Begin the editing operation.
2. From the context menu, select Projection to Editing Plane.

   Alternatively, click on the Editing Plane Grip to bring up the same commands.

3. Choose one of the projection options:

   
   
   

• Vertical
• Horizontal
• Perpendicular to Editing Plane
• Perpendicular to Result Plane

Lock to Plane

Use this command lock input to the existing editing plane before you start creating the new element.

This is useful, for example, if you wish to create an element on the existing editing plane, by tracing the shape of an existing element (e.g. roof) on another plane.

1. Bring up the Editing Plane commands.
2. From the Projection to Editing Plane sub-menu, choose the Lock to Plane toggle.

   
   
   

The new element will be placed onto the editing plane, even if your cursor is on another plane.