Activating and deactivating a workplane

You can only add geometry relative to a workplane, when the workplane is activated. When you are using multiple workplanes in a model, you must activate or deactivate them accordingly.

Only one workplane is active at a time. The active workplane is coloured red when deselected and its name is displayed in the Workplane list on the status bar.

If an active workplane is deactivated, the master workplane becomes active. If no master workplane exists, the World workspace becomes the active workspace.

To activate a workplane:

• Select Active in the Workplane dialog.
• Select Active in the Workplane context menu.
• Select the workplane from the Workplane list on the status bar.

To deactivate a workplane:

• Deselect Active in the Workplane dialog.
• Deselect Active in the Workplane context menu.
• Select a different workplane from the Workplane list on the status bar.

To deactivate all workplanes:

1. Select World from the list.
2. Right-click the Workplane list to display the context menu and choose one of the following options:
   • Instrument — Selects and instruments the active workplane. The current selection now contains only the active workplane.
   • Unblank — Select this option to unblank the active workplane.
   • Modify — Select this option to open the Workplane dialog for the active workplane.

   If you enter a name in the list, the workplane with that name becomes active. If no workplane has that name, the name of the currently selected workplane changes to the name you entered.

The names of the workplanes (except Master, World, and Temporary) are sorted alphabetically in the Workplane list.

The Master workplane is always displayed at the bottom of the list. If no master workplane exists, the World workplane is displayed at the bottom.

You can use a filter to restrict the names in the Workplane list. Enter a Filter pattern on the Workplane page of the Options dialog.