Shaker Style Rectangular Tapered Leg

Step 6 Insert Plane on which to Create Leg Bottom Sketch for Loft

Highlight to top face of the leg extrusion to define the type of plane insertion, and the reference plane for the dimension. Having a planar face or reference plane selected when selecting Insert Plane will create a Plane parallel to the selected plane at an offset distance.

Select Insert Plane to open the dialog window to create a new reference plane at a distance from the selected face surface.

Enter 28 ½" for the Plane Offset Distance as this leg will be 28 ½" tall. Enter the Equation Editor using the ... Edit Equation button to the right of the Distance and change the Parameter Name to LENGTH. This will provide a Length parameter in the Equation Editor for the Bill of Material. Return from the Equation Editor, and Check the Reverse box to create the plane below the selected plane, in a negative Y direction.

Zoom/Scroll Wheel out if you wish to view the new plane preview. You may need to select the drawing area with a Left Mouse click to make the scroll wheel active. This may also be necessary when trying to use the Home key to Zoom All. Home will not Zoom properly to show the new reference plane until a Feature is create that includes the new Plane.

Press the OK button to create the new reference plane.