What are some ways to create planar surfaces for visualization purposes that aren't necessarily part of the model?

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What are some ways to create planar surfaces for visualization purposes that aren’t necessarily part of the model?

- June 6, 2022 at 8:33 am
  
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  1. Create clip based on the line tool. Then create an Extruded (Create > Extrude) part based on the clip.
  2. Import an STL for the surfaces you need.
  3. Use Create > Auxiliary Geometry.
  4. To show the feature lines and the face, create a copy (Edit > Part > Copy) of the 2d parts and set the feature colour for one and the face colour for the other.

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