Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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oldschoolcowboy
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Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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I have been following the suggestions to my questions. I also followed the suggestion to the tutorial to develop a stable model.

I want to create a body at an angle. The 3 base axis and planes will not accomplish this.

I am creating a steel tube frame. Using a block and cutting away with pockets will not get it done.

Which tutorial will show me the best way to create a plane at an angle to create a sketch for the body?

Thanks for the help
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Re: Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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I would look at Basic_Attachment_Tutorial. You make a sketch and use the Attachment Offset to tilt it to your desired angle. If you intend to use the plane more than once then you can create a PartDesign Plane and attach your sketches to it.
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Re: Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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Thanks for the suggestions.
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Re: Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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For angled stuff Aeroplane might suit....
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oldschoolcowboy wrote: Tue Aug 30, 2022 3:33 am ...
I would do it this way


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Re: Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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you would have to specify if your request is "Orient a Body according to an angle other than General" or place "a sketch according to a plane in an angle"
it seems to me that the 4 answers above only consernate a sketch
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Re: Best way to create bodies on angled planes?

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Thank you so much for the question and the answers - exactly what I was looking for!
And sorry for the spam, but I hope some gratitude does not come unwanted. :D
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