string-to-plane ("cstp")

See this command in the command table.

To access this command:

Right-click a strings data overlay in the Sheets or Project Data control bar and select Convert to Planes.
Using the command line, enter "string-to-plane".
Use the quick key combination "cstp".
Display the Find Command screen, locate string-to-plane and click Run.

Command Overview

Create plane data based on the vertices of a selected string object. The original string data is not removed.

A plane object is fitted to the string data according to 'best fit' principles.

If no plane object has yet been defined, a new planes object will be created and made current.
A plane is represented by a disc or rectangle, depending on the current Plane Properties.

A plane object is similar to a points object, but has a dip (DIP) and dip direction (DIPDIRN). Planes can be used for a range of reasons, including geotechnical structure orientation for fault domain analysis.

Command steps:

Select the required string.
Run the command.

A plane data object is created.