{"id":1297,"date":"2013-08-22T16:17:50","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2015-11-04T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T11:51:05","slug":"solidworks-2014-sneak-peek-reference-plane-normal-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/08\/solidworks-2014-sneak-peek-reference-plane-normal-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"SolidWorks 2014 Sneak Peek: Reference Plane Normal Condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you\u2019re waiting for the big reveal, we\u2019re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new features.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/--><\/p>\n<p>When creating or editing planes in SolidWorks, you will now have the opportunity to specify the direction of the plane\u2019s \u201cnormal.\u201d\u00a0 This setting controls the orientation of any other feature or sketch created using this plane.\u00a0 Control over this new capability is a simple checkbox found in the Property Manager for a Reference Plane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SW-2014Control-Normal-of-Reference-Planes.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the ability to readily change the plane normal direction in SolidWorks 2014, you will have significantly more control over edits to your designs and updates to downstream features.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/--><\/p>\n<p>Posted by Matthew West, in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2013\/08\/solidworks-2014-sneak-peek-reference-plane-normal-condition.html\" target=\"_blank\">SolidWorks Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mkt.solidworks.com\/emarketing_enu\/start.swe?SWECmd=InvokeMethod&amp;SWEMethod=StartSS&amp;SWEView=URLRouter&amp;SWEApplet=SSRoute&amp;SWENargs=SSId=1-12QAQ0H,SSName=REP+ENG+International+Mechanism+Design+Buyer's+Guide,SSLC=,SSCC=,CID=1-1VOY0AL,OID=1-12RQSRK,COID=1-1VOY0AM,PRO=1-NKZ7N\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Mechanism_BuyersGuide_600x90.png\" alt=\"Mechanism_BuyersGuide_600x90\" width=\"600\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SolidWorks 2014 will be officially unveiled on September 9, and while you\u2019re waiting for the big reveal, we\u2019re going to give you a few peeks at some of the new&hellip; 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