Surface - Plane

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Plane

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Description

Creates a plane surface. The following table describes the functional form of the plane surface.

Surface Function
Derivatives

Navigation

This feature can be accessed by selecting Plane as the surface type on the Surface tab of a surface dialog box.

Controls

Control	Inputs / Description	Defaults
Logical Parent	Name of Parent entity.	Custom Element Name
Name	Name of surface supplied by user.	Surf n
Description	Description of the surface.
Traceable	Surface can be raytraced.	Checked
Use for trimming only	Never raytrace. Surface used for trimming only.	Unchecked
Type	Surface type. Select Plane.	Plane

OK	Accept settings and close dialog box.
Cancel	Discard settings and close dialog box.
Apply	Accept settings and keep dialog box open.
Help	Access this Help page.

Application Notes

Surface deformation

The Plane is a "sagable" surface.