Activating a New Work Plane

Activate a new work plane as follows:

1. Activate the model window.
2. Select Constraints > Activate New Work Plane.
3. Select a building component, such as a wall or a truss volume.
4. If necessary, rotate the model until the work plane is perpendicular. Select Projection > Select From Model, for example, and select the surface of the building component.
5. Do one of the following:
   • Frame modeling

     Model the frame parts on the work plane. You can add and delete profiles, joints and geometric constraints.

   • Shaping a wall volume

     Add constraints between the edges of the wall volume.

6. Then, close the work plane. To do this, select Constraints > Close Work Plane.

Note

• To edit frame parts, reactivate the work plane by selecting Constraints > Activate Work Plane.
• You can activate a wall as a work plane, as follows:
  1. Select the wall.
  2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
  3. Select Activate as Work Plane.

Activating an Existing Work Plane
Closing a Work Plane
Work Planes