This tool is used to temporarily change the working plane to a plane other than the standard planes. You will define this new working plane using the Working Plane tool.
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Usage:
1. Select the Working Plane tool 
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Click on the icon depicting the Working Plane tool in the Control Panel.
2. Select the new working plane.
There are two ways to do this:
¨ Selecting an existing facet using the Hand (facet selection tool):
Click on a facet to designate it as the new working plane.
¨ Selecting three points of the scene using the Bullseye cursor to designate the orientation of the new working plane:
Use either:
Þ The Assistant Palette: Click on the icon depicting the tool in the Control Panel.
Þ The mouse:
On PC: Click the right mouse button.
On Mac: Press the Option key and simultaneously click the mouse button.
The Bullseye cursor is displayed and you can define three points on the existing geometry to specify the orientation of the new working plane.
Amapi 3D will rotate the entire geometry so that the new working plane merges with the nearest orthogonal plane. You can then drop the Working Plane tool and use another tool to work in this new working plane.
3. Continue to work in this new work plane.
4. Switching back to the conventional work plane. 
Click on the Working Plane icon to switch back to the conventional work plane.
The geometry is rotated to its original position and the working plane returns to the usual one.
