Make Segment Parallel to Reference Plane

This task shows you how to make a segment of a run parallel to a reference plane.
You can place the Offset Plane on a surface to make it the reference plane, and then make a segment of a run parallel to the reference plane. In the illustration below, a reference plane will be placed on a face of the item reservation, and a segment made parallel to it.

1. Click on the Offset Plane button and then on the face where you want to place it. A square shows on the face.
2. Bring up the Definition dialog box for the run.
3. Bring up the Definition dialog box again, this time for the segment half you are interested in. See note below.
Each segment is divided into two halves, which become visible when you bring up the Definition dialog box for the run. It is important to select the segment half correctly because the segment will pivot at the node closest to the segment half you select.
4. Click on the Reference Plane button buttonoffsetplane.gif (592 bytes) in the Segment Definition dialog box. The segment will pivot - at the node closest to the segment half you selected - to become parallel with the reference plane.

In the illustration above, the portion in red was the segment half selected. If the half to the left of it had been selected then the segment would have pivoted at the node to the left of it, as shown below.

5. Click OK and then OK again in the Definition dialog box.

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