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Using References

Click Isometric (Standard Views toolbar).
Click Plane (Sketch toolbar).
In the FeatureManager design tree, select the Top plane for First Reference.
In the PropertyManager, under First Reference, set Distance to 40.
Click .
A 3D sketch plane, offset 40mm from the first 3D sketch plane, is added to 3DSketch1.
In the FeatureManager design tree, double-click the Top plane.

To center the plane to the sketch, drag the points at the corners to resize.
Click File > Save to This PC.

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