Oftentimes, you may simply need to set up your work plane parallel to one of the three principal planes but at an offset distance. [[EM.Cube]] provides easy shortcuts for this purpose. Hover the mouse over any object in the project workspace and highlight one of the snap points of that object. Then, type {{key|X}}, {{key|Y}}, or {{key|Z}} on your keyboard. This will establish a new work plane centered at the snapped point and parallel to the YZ, ZX or XY planes, respectively. You can also set up an arbitrary work plane non parallel to any of the principal coordinate planes.
[[Image:Info_icon.png|40px]] Click here to learn how to set up an '''[[Glossary of EM.Cube's Basic File, Edit & View Operations#TArbitrary Arbitrary Work Plane| Arbitrary Work Plane]]'''.
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