# \#cplanes

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## [Wirecut doesn't honor cplane axes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wirecut-doesnt-honor-cplane-axes/220666)

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**Author:** [@samface](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/samface)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wirecut-doesnt-honor-cplane-axes/220666 "2026-07-09T16:30:34Z")

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Hi all, If I set a cplane, then try to use WireCut, the dialog options for what direction to run the cut don’t honor or match the active cplane. Here’s a screenshot, and an example file. Try to use the line to cut the b…

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## [Polyline drawing on different planes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/polyline-drawing-on-different-planes/208429)

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**Author:** [@Noobie123](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Noobie123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/polyline-drawing-on-different-planes/208429 "2025-08-13T09:06:08Z")

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Hello, I’m new to Rhino and still learning to model on it, but familiar to modelling with other softwares so not a complete noob. I’m using Rhino 8 trial course on Mac. My issue is that sometimes when I go to draw a 2…

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## [BUG: \_CPlane \_Object does not work on oriented clipping planes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-cplane-object-does-not-work-on-oriented-clipping-planes/205349)

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**Author:** [@felix.mariotto](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/felix.mariotto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-cplane-object-does-not-work-on-oriented-clipping-planes/205349 "2025-06-06T15:44:26Z")

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Using \_CPlane \_Object on an oriented clipping plane leads to a Cplane that is no parallel to the oriented clipping plane, only centered on it, which is useless. Steps to reproduce: open oriented clipping plane.3dm (33…

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## [ChangeSpace doesn't move objects on the CPlane of the active detail view?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/changespace-doesnt-move-objects-on-the-cplane-of-the-active-detail-view/202985)

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**Author:** [@Pipouille](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Pipouille)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/changespace-doesnt-move-objects-on-the-cplane-of-the-active-detail-view/202985 "2025-04-20T07:45:24Z")

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Hi, First of all, I have to say thank you for the ChangeSpace command. It is very useful! But when using it and working with named views made from clipping planes etc… I realised that ChangeSpace doesn’t move the objec…

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## [Aligning multiple Planes red axis](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/aligning-multiple-planes-red-axis/202615)

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**Author:** [@parametriccuriosity](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/parametriccuriosity)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/aligning-multiple-planes-red-axis/202615 "2025-04-05T09:47:54Z")

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Hello, I have set of planes in grasshopper arranged in circular path. I want all these plane’s red axis (x axis) towards outside or away from center of circular path. As shown in the image, plane 13 has red axis towards …

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## [Remove Cplane relationship with object](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/remove-cplane-relationship-with-object/202068)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Miller1](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alex_Miller1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/remove-cplane-relationship-with-object/202068 "2025-03-26T16:11:53Z")

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I somehow have created a C-plane relationship with the highlighted object this image above show the C-plane at world top. If I were to move this highlighted object the cplane snaps to it as shown below. What is t…

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## [Plane Orientation for Cutting Curved Log](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/plane-orientation-for-cutting-curved-log/201857)

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**Author:** [@Carlos\_Larrain\_Lihn](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Carlos_Larrain_Lihn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/plane-orientation-for-cutting-curved-log/201857 "2025-03-23T22:34:53Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m working on a Grasshopper definition to prepare the fabrication process for a curved log. The goal is to straighten it using 5° wedges placed at strategic cuts. I have a polyline representing the center …

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## [Wish: Set CPlane by center, center, plane](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-set-cplane-by-center-center-plane/197286)

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**Author:** [@Rhino\_Bulgaria](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Rhino_Bulgaria)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-set-cplane-by-center-center-plane/197286 "2025-01-06T19:58:46Z")

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Just wondering if there is a way to set a CPlane by temporarily switching to center Osnap (just for this particular command) and then snapping to center, then to another center, then pick a planar surface, so that the or…

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## [Never trust Rhino for 90-degree extrusions](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/never-trust-rhino-for-90-degree-extrusions/196997)

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**Author:** [@Rhino\_Bulgaria](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Rhino_Bulgaria)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/never-trust-rhino-for-90-degree-extrusions/196997 "2024-12-26T16:36:50Z")

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There is a bug with Rhino which leads to an unwanted loss of accuracy when extruding planar curve profiles on a custom CPlane. The bug is caused by the '\_CPlane \_Object which fails to maintain true planar coordinates. On…

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## [Right Mouse Rotate around Z-axis](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/right-mouse-rotate-around-z-axis/194842)

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**Author:** [@erik6](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/erik6)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/right-mouse-rotate-around-z-axis/194842 "2024-11-14T10:39:53Z")

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Hello, a feature request (optional) - or maybe something that I do not know … When using the mouse right button to rotate the geometry … The rotation is around the world coordinate system Z-axis when moving the mouse r…

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## [Option for storey-dependency for dimensions and other 2d elements](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/option-for-storey-dependency-for-dimensions-and-other-2d-elements/190595)

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**Author:** [@gabriel.schugut](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/gabriel.schugut)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/option-for-storey-dependency-for-dimensions-and-other-2d-elements/190595 "2024-09-24T16:02:28Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently testing visualarq and was wondering: Would it be possible and make sense to have dimensions and texts be dependant on the building storey? I’d have something in mind along the lines of the gu…

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## [Standard Views and World CPlanes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/standard-views-and-world-cplanes/182355)

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**Author:** [@maxz](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/maxz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/standard-views-and-world-cplanes/182355 "2024-05-19T18:49:56Z")

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I have been playing around with setting Views and associated CPlanes. I used the “car”-symbols to set the various views : Each view appears to have its associated CPlane, using the World-CPlane versions initially, so …

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## [Wish: Named CPlane attached to object](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-named-cplane-attached-to-object/177203)

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**Author:** [@Screamer](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Screamer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/wish-named-cplane-attached-to-object/177203 "2024-03-04T22:56:58Z")

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Hi All. Is it possible to have Named CPlane, attached to object, which will follow the orientation of it and will remain Named? Like CPlane, perpendicular to the line will keep it’s perpendicularity during rotation of …

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## [CPlane constantly changing](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/cplane-constantly-changing/43936)

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**Author:** [@Jordi\_Perez](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Jordi_Perez)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/cplane-constantly-changing/43936 "2024-01-31T14:04:45Z")

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Hi everybody, I use to work with Named CPlanes and lately I’m experiencing this issue. The thing is that when I’m working with the CPlane World Top (Assigned again and again with the rhino command icon for it), it const…

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## [A closed brep based on three and more c-planes](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/a-closed-brep-based-on-three-and-more-c-planes/173248)

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**Author:** [@sadovshikov](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/sadovshikov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/a-closed-brep-based-on-three-and-more-c-planes/173248 "2024-01-13T11:25:46Z")

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Hello, is there a concise way to generate a closed brep based on the intersection of three c-planes? My approach involves finding the intersection lines of the c-planes, then combining them into groups based on planarit…

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## [How to set up a CPlane that is mirror of another Cplane?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-cplane-that-is-mirror-of-another-cplane/151454)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Krajnik](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Daniel_Krajnik)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-cplane-that-is-mirror-of-another-cplane/151454 "2022-12-01T23:40:10Z")

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Is it possible to create a mirror of a CPlane?

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## [Problems remapping cameras](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/problems-remapping-cameras/150596)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Krajnik](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Daniel_Krajnik)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2022, 10:06am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/problems-remapping-cameras/150596 "2022-11-15T10:06:02Z")

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Im trying to remap cameras by hitting F6, picking up their point and running RemapCplane command. Some of them work, but most of them fails, end up rotated, in wrong place. Normal objects work, but cameras behave differe…

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## [How to press Escape key in the script](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-press-escape-key-in-the-script/150467)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Krajnik](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Daniel_Krajnik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-press-escape-key-in-the-script/150467 "2022-11-11T15:55:15Z")

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Is there a “utility” command like “\_Enter”, “Pause”, but for the escape key (e.g. “\_Escape”). I’m trying to get this script to work, but in the last line “-NamedCplane” command still waits for input after the script runs…

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## [Gumball appearing at unwanted angle in all viewports OTHER THAN TOP VIEW](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gumball-appearing-at-unwanted-angle-in-all-viewports-other-than-top-view/147926)

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**Author:** [@mikailmaqsood](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mikailmaqsood)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gumball-appearing-at-unwanted-angle-in-all-viewports-other-than-top-view/147926 "2022-09-18T00:41:39Z")

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In the first image, I selected the object through top view. The gumball is aligned with the geometry of the object. All objects selected through top view have a properly aligned gumball. In the second image, I selec…

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## [Edit Named CPlane numerically](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/edit-named-cplane-numerically/144210)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Krajnik](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Daniel_Krajnik)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/edit-named-cplane-numerically/144210 "2022-06-24T15:30:30Z")

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It would be great if the NamedCplane menu showed and let you edit their coordinates. “Cplane” command lets you change them, but is limited to some extent. For example I couldn’t find a way to set only current Y value of …

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## [To Lock PlanC axis like if it was the new world axis of reference!](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/to-lock-planc-axis-like-if-it-was-the-new-world-axis-of-reference/138726)

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**Author:** [@theophile.huauarmani](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/theophile.huauarmani)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/to-lock-planc-axis-like-if-it-was-the-new-world-axis-of-reference/138726 "2022-03-02T13:32:51Z")

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Hi! I would like to find the good way to create a Cplane wich is locked in every views in Rhino, like if it was the new world axis of reference. I mean in my scene I would like that when I save the new Cplane (created …

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## [Non-Orthogonal facade in 2D](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/non-orthogonal-facade-in-2d/136545)

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**Author:** [@HarryZG](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/HarryZG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/non-orthogonal-facade-in-2d/136545 "2022-01-27T14:27:48Z")

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Hi, When designing a house, and it’s facades aren’t orthogonal (as thay often aren’t) with Top View’s coordinate system, and I want to make a 2D geometry of a facade, I do it like this: make vertical Clipping plane pa…

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## [How to disable cplane axes indicators in post effects?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-disable-cplane-axes-indicators-in-post-effects/130216)

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**Author:** [@david.adam](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/david.adam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-disable-cplane-axes-indicators-in-post-effects/130216 "2021-09-15T15:50:14Z")

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Hi everyone, how can I prevent the cplane axes indicators from showing up in a rendering if I use the post effect “curves”? Disabling “cplane axes” in the display panel didn´t change anything.

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## [Using Python to draw objects in "Front" or "Right" View](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-python-to-draw-objects-in-front-or-right-view/129970)

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**Author:** [@tom.k](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/tom.k)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-python-to-draw-objects-in-front-or-right-view/129970 "2021-09-09T19:44:05Z")

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Hi All, Forgive the newbie question - for now all my work in Python has been done constructing from “Top” view as default with rhinoscriptsyntax. How do I go about making arc and rectangles in say the “Right” or “Front…

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## [How to change cPlane coordinates from 0,0,0 to other values?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-cplane-coordinates-from-0-0-0-to-other-values/121571)

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**Author:** [@grajper.olaf](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/grajper.olaf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-to-change-cplane-coordinates-from-0-0-0-to-other-values/121571 "2021-04-01T16:42:25Z")

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Dear all, Is there any way I could change the value of the cPlane coordinates form standard 0,0,0 to other values? I try tu use the “coordinate dimension” to measure some elements in my drawing but the values must be ra…

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## [Rhino 7 no longer changes view direction according to new CPlane](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-7-no-longer-changes-view-direction-according-to-new-cplane/119529)

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**Author:** [@minhha2001](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/minhha2001)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-7-no-longer-changes-view-direction-according-to-new-cplane/119529 "2021-03-02T11:43:59Z")

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Hi all, I have problem with setting new CPlane, in Rhino 6 after set a new CPlane all viewports change according to the new XYZ of the new CPlane but in Rhino 7 all viewports stay the same as World Cplane. Is there any …

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## [VA column is not aligned automatically to current CPlane](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/va-column-is-not-aligned-automatically-to-current-cplane/112090)

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**Author:** [@zabrielza](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/zabrielza)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/va-column-is-not-aligned-automatically-to-current-cplane/112090 "2021-02-11T17:14:44Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get familiar to VA and also implement it 100% in my workflow. In my opinion, when working with many cplanes in a file, placing columns and other elements automatically aligned to current cplane or …

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## [Using multiple CPlanes changes the global CPlane?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-multiple-cplanes-changes-the-global-cplane/115844)

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**Author:** [@michel.tremarin](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/michel.tremarin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/using-multiple-cplanes-changes-the-global-cplane/115844 "2021-01-08T13:03:52Z")

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I am drawing many inclined parts, each on a different Cplane, and later I will export the entire drawing on the global Cplane (0,0,0), I want to know when using a CPlane for each part, it will change the global Cplane of…

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## [Orient object to cplane](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/orient-object-to-cplane/109574)

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**Author:** [@rimco.vertriest](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/rimco.vertriest)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2020, 8:44am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/orient-object-to-cplane/109574 "2020-10-01T08:44:34Z")

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Hello, Im looking for a solution, i do alot of times, i have to fabricate wooden constructions and then i have to unfold and rotate every object to de z axis. to prep it for the cnc but this is very time consuming i c…

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## [How do I rotate my gumball axis so Z is up?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-do-i-rotate-my-gumball-axis-so-z-is-up/109446)

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**Author:** [@zacharyd](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/zacharyd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/how-do-i-rotate-my-gumball-axis-so-z-is-up/109446 "2020-09-28T15:53:54Z")

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Hey McNeel Forums, I’m wondering how to rotate my axis so that the Z axis is up. Right now its pointing right. Thanks in advance, Zachary

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