WorkPlanes.AddByPlaneAndOffset Method
Parent Object: WorkPlanesDescription
Method that creates a new work plane that is parallel to the input plane at a specified distance in the specified direction. This method is not currently supported when creating a work plane within an assembly.
Syntax
WorkPlanes.AddByPlaneAndOffset( Plane As Object, Offset As Variant, [Construction] As Boolean ) As WorkPlaneParameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| Plane | Object | Input object that represents a Plane. This object can be a planar Face, WorkPlane, or Sketch object. |
| Offset | Variant | Input Variant that defines the offset distance of the Plane. This can be a numeric value or a string. The offset distance of a work plane is always defined by a parameter. When a new work plane is created that requires a parameter, that parameter is automatically created when the work plane is created. If a numeric value is supplied the new parameter is set to the value specified. The input value is in centimeters. If a string is supplied this will be used as the expression for the newly created parameter and will be interpreted the same as if the user entered it in a dialog. This means if a value is specified without a unit qualifier it will default to the current document length unit. The following is a valid entry for the offset, assuming the parameter d2 already exists and defines a length, "d2 + 3 in." The sign of the value controls which side of the plane the offset is in. A positive value will be in the positive normal side of the plane. |
| Construction | Boolean | Optional Input Boolean that specifies whether to create the work plane as a construction plane or not. The default is False, which indicates to create a standard work plane, not a construction work plane. A construction work plane is hidden from the user and is not displayed graphically or listed in the browser. If work features are created as construction:
This is an optional argument whose default value is False. |
Samples
| Name | Description |
| Navigation between browser and data | This sample demonstrates the navigation between a browser node and it's corresponding data model object and vice versa. This sample creates a work plane, finds its browser node and gets the work plane object back from the browser node. |
| Create sheet metal lofted flange feature | The following sample demonstrates the creation of a sheet metal lofted flange feature. |
| Spline - create NURBS | This sample demonstrates the creation of a sketch spline using a geometry definition (a NURB). The API also supports creation of 3D sketch splines in a similar way. |