Size and resize datum planes

This example shows how to resize an existing datum plane, and is similar to resizing a datum plane when it is first created.

In the graphics window or the Part Navigator, right-click an existing datum plane → Resize Datum Plane.

The Resize Datum Plane dialog box opens, and sizing handles appear on the corners and mid points of the datum plane.

Use any of these methods to change the size of the datum plane:

• Drag the sizing handles to change the length and height of the datum plane.
• Click a sizing handle and enter Length and Height values in the scene dialog.
• Click a sizing handle and then select a Snap Point location on which to align it (Snap Point is available only with some methods, such as Plane on Curve and Point and Direction).
• Right-click a sizing handle and choose Symmetric to constrain the datum plane with equal sides. You can drag a length handle to size both length sides equally, or drag a height handle to size the two height sides equally. Drag a corner handle to size all sides equally.
• Right-click a sizing handle and choose Reset Plane Size to return the datum plane to its original size.

Finish the resize of the datum plane by doing one of the following:

• Click Apply and select another datum plane to resize.
• Click OK to dismiss the Resize Datum Plane dialog box.

Note: You can also open the Resize Datum Plane dialog box by choosing Home tab → Edit Feature group → Resize Datum Plane, or Menu → Edit → Feature → Resize Datum Plane.

Warning: You can resize fixed datum planes created in any release, all datum planes created in NX1 or later, and Point and Direction and Three Points datum planes created in V18 and later. You cannot resize or drag older, relative datum planes using the old Datum Plane pre-NX dialog box.

Related

• Create a datum plane using Infer
• Create a datum plane using offset
• Create a datum plane using a point and a direction
• Create a datum plane at an angle
• Create a datum plane midway between planar faces
• Create a datum plane through three points
• Create a datum plane using coefficients
• Datum Plane dialog box

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