Function InsertGroundPlane( _
   ByVal ReverseDirection As System.Boolean _
) As Feature

Dim instance As IFeatureManager
Dim ReverseDirection As System.Boolean
Dim value As Feature
 
value = instance.InsertGroundPlane(ReverseDirection)

Feature InsertGroundPlane( 
   System.bool ReverseDirection
)

Feature^ InsertGroundPlane( 
&   System.bool ReverseDirection
) 

Parameters

ReverseDirection

True to reverse the alignment of ground faces relative to the ground plane, false to not

Return Value

Before calling this method, select the entity to use as the ground plane using IModelDocExtension::SelectByRay or IModelDocExtension::SelectByID2.

Call this method to insert a ground plane at each level of a plant assembly. Ground planes are used as reference geometry when inserting published assets at each level.

Call IAssemblyDoc::ActivateGroundPlane to activate the ground plane on the level where you want to insert a published asset; the asset's ground face snaps to the assembly's activated ground plane. Components with magnetic mates snap only to components that are also on the active ground plane.

Only one ground plane can be active at a given time in each assembly configuration.

See Large Assemblies > Facility Layout in the SOLIDWORKS user-interface help.