Plane

The Plane tool provides measurements that report a plane's position and orientation (X Angle, Y Angle, Z Offset, Normal, Distance), as well as the maximum and average deviations from the plane.

The Z offset reported is the Z position at zero position on the X axis and the Y axis.

The results of the Angle X and Angle Y measurements can be used to manually customize the tilt angle in the Hole, Opening, and Stud tools.

2D View

3D View

Measurement Panel

For information on adding, managing, and removing tools and measurements, as well as detailed descriptions of settings common to most tools, see Tools Panel.

Measurements, Features, and Settings

Measurements
Measurement	Illustration
Angle X Determines the X angle of the surface with respect to the alignment target.
Angle Y Determines the Y angle of the surface with respect to the alignment target.
Offset Z Determines the Z value of intersection of the plane and the Z axis.
Standard Deviation Measures the standard deviation of the points of the surface from the detected plane within the specified region or regions.
Min Error Measures the minimum error from the detected plane (the maximum distance below the plane, perpendicular to the plane) within the specified region or regions.
Max Error Measures the maximum error from the detected plane (the maximum distance above the plane, perpendicular to the plane) within the specified region or regions.
X Normal Returns the X component of the surface normal vector.
Y Normal Returns the Y component of the surface normal vector.
Z Normal Returns the Z component of the surface normal vector.
Distance Distance from the origin to the plane.

Features
Type	Description
Plane	The fitted plane.

For more information on geometric features, see Geometric Features.

Parameters
Parameter	Description
Source	The sensor, or combination of sensors, that provides data for the tool's measurements. For more information, see Source.
Regions	The region to which the tool's measurements will apply. For more information, see Regions.
Filters	The filters that are applied to measurement values before they are output. For more information, see Filters.
Decision	The Max and Min settings define the range that determines whether the measurement tool sends a pass or fail decision to the output. For more information, see Decisions.

Anchoring
Anchor	Description
X, Y, or Z	Lets you choose the X, Y, or Z measurement of another tool to use as a positional anchor for this tool.

A measurement must be enabled in the other tool for it to be available as an anchor. The anchor measurement should also be properly configured before using it as an anchor.

For more information on anchoring, see Measurement Anchoring.