front and back of datum planes

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jrheinlaender
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front and back of datum planes

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Hi,

I noticed that in the Sketcher module, in the SketchOrientationDialog, the following orientations of the sketch plane:

1. If I choose the XY-plane, then the sketch will be oriented so that the Z-axis points towards me
2. If the YZ-plane, the X-axis will point towards me
3. If the XZ-plane, the Y-axis will point AWAY from me

Is that intentional?

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Re: front and back of datum planes

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Mhh, no. Guess thats an error.
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Is that intentional?
Yes. This is to always have a local coordinate system so that the sketch's "X" axis goes from left to right and its "Y" from bottom to top.
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Ahh, ok!

But its basically a matter of taste. In Catia you have a button to flip the direction of the standard planes for the sketch creation..
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