Planes On - All

Overview

Planes On All shows the primary work planes (1, 2, and 3) for all top-level components in the active assembly. Nested components (inside subassemblies) are not processed.

Use this when you need reference planes visible across the main assembly without expanding the operation into the full nested hierarchy.

How It Works

• Iterates through all top-level component occurrences in the active assembly.
• For each component document:
  • Sets planes 1, 2, and 3 visible.
  • If the component has a ShowPlanes user parameter and a rule that uses it, custom planes can be driven visible as well.
• Does not traverse into nested occurrences inside subassemblies.

Usage Instructions

1. Open the assembly you want to visualize.
2. Click Planes On All in the Configure panel.
3. Review the top-level components to confirm planes are visible.

Troubleshooting

• Some planes remain hidden: A component rule or design view representation may be overriding visibility.
• Nested components did not change: This command affects only top-level occurrences. Use Planes On All Nested for recursive behavior.
• Custom planes did not show: Ensure the component has a ShowPlanes parameter and a rule that uses it.

Examples

1. Show all planes in an assembly: Run the command to make all work planes in every top-level component visible.
2. Toggle custom work planes: Add a rule to your component to toggle visibility for specific named planes using the "ShowPlanes" parameter.
3. Example rule:
   ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefinition.WorkPlanes("Top of Fitting").Visible = ShowPlanes

Related Commands

• Planes On
• Planes On All Nested
• Planes Off All
• Planes Off
• Configure Component
• Parameters

Assembly Tool Suites

• Configure Suite
• Construct Suite
• Create Suite
• Parametric Suite
• Define Suite
• Placement Suite
• Replace Suite
• Utility Suite