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    Forcing geometry onto a specific axis

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      johnd
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      I have been frustrated by the stickiness of things when I try to make a simple new form in a plane other than the ones on an existing element. Particularly if I want to quickly build a "round" form by drawing half a circle and following that form along an arc. I have started putting a cube in my drawings just to throw it away after aligning things with its faces.

      Is there a key to force things into (say) the red/blue plane?

      Thanks,

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        GreyHead
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        If you orbit so that you are 'facing' the red-blue plane i.e. looking along the green axis, then it's more likely that the inference engine will pick up the red-blue plane to draw on.

        Bob

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