Defining a Workplane

Define a workplane to assist with aligning the patch on the quadcopter.

1. Hide the patch antenna in the 3D view to focus on the quadcopter.
   1. In the model tree, click the icon next to Union1.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 1. Union1 is greyed out to indicate that the part is hidden in the 3D view.

2. Hide the simulation mesh¹ to focus on the geometry using one of the following workflows:
   • On the status bar, click the Overlay icon.
   • On the 3D View context tab, on the Display Options tab, in the Display Mode group, click the Overlay icon.
3. Define a workplane.
   1. On the Construct tab, in the Define group, click the  Add Workplane icon.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 2. The Create Workplane dialog.

   2. Press Ctrl+Shift while moving the mouse cursor over the top face centre of the quadcopter.
      Note: The circles with a black outline indicate special snapping points. The red outline indicates the position of the mouse cursor.

      Use snapping points to snap the workplane to an object. Although only special snapping points are indicated, you can snap to any point in the 3D view.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 3. Special snapping points are indicated by circles with a black outline. The red outline indicates the position of the mouse cursor.

   3. Press Ctrl+Shift+left click to snap the workplane to the top face centre of the quadcopter.
   4. Click Create to create Workplane1 and to close the dialog.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 4. Workplane1 has snapped to the top centre of the quadcopter.

4. Align Workplane1 with the top of the quadcopter.
   1. In the model tree, select Workplane1.
   2. From the right-click context menu, click Transforms > Rotate.
   3. On the Rotate dialog, under Rotation angle, in the Angle [degrees] field, specify a value of 45°.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 5. The Rotate dialog.

   4. Click OK to rotate Workplane1 and to close the dialog.

      
      

      

      
      Figure 6. Workplane1 is “aligned” to the top centre of the quadcopter.

5. Repeat Step 1 to show the patch again.