- Open or create a non-hosted family.
Only non-hosted components can become work plane-based families.
- In the Family Editor, Click Home tab
Properties panel
(Family Category and Parameters). - In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, under Family Parameters, select Work Plane-Based.
- Click OK. Note: You can make a family both work plane-based and always vertical. Examples of both are shown below.
In the nested family below, the rectangular extrusion is a work plane-based component. On the left, the extrusion is work plane-based but not always vertical. On the right, the same extrusion was reloaded into the family after designating it work plane-based and always vertical.
