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# Plane from Normal

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Point, Vector" href="#point-vector" />

  <Card title="Point, Vector, 1.1.0" href="#point-vector-110" />
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## About this Block

**What it does:** The **Plane from Normal** block creates a plane from an origin and a Vector normal direction.

**Common uses:**

* Section cuts
* Mirroring operations
* Ramps

**Tips:**

* How to calculate surface area of a cross-section: ([https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360059905913](https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360059905913))
* How to modify geometry using ramps: ([https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360042294794](https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360042294794))
* How to mirror an implicit body: ([https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360056411314](https://support.ntopology.com/hc/articles/360056411314))

## Example File

![Plane from Normal](https://storage.googleapis.com/files-learn/static/ExtendedBlockDocs/Planefromnormal.gif)

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<h2 id="point-vector">
  Point, Vector
</h2>

Create a Plane from an origin and a Vector normal direction.

### Inputs

| Name   | Type                                                   | Description                |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| Origin | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point)   | Origin point of plane.     |
| Normal | [Vector](../../../../block-documentation/types/vector) | Normal direction of plane. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                 |
| ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [Plane](../../../../block-documentation/types/plane) |

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<h2 id="point-vector-110">
  Point, Vector, 1.1.0
</h2>

Create a Plane from an origin and a Vector normal direction.

### Inputs

| Name   | Type                                                   | Description                |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------- |
| Origin | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point)   | Origin point of plane.     |
| Normal | [Vector](../../../../block-documentation/types/vector) | Normal direction of plane. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                 |
| ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [Plane](../../../../block-documentation/types/plane) |