# Perpendicular to edge at point

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427 "2021-08-15T14:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![eeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@eeek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eeek)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427/1 "2021-08-15T14:16:00Z")

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When I do this I am building a sketch from the end of a line with the intent of the end point being the center of my new sketch. But I have a hard time finding the end point on the new construction plane. Any seguestions.

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427/2 "2021-08-16T04:46:45Z")

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If you select a line then choose add plane it puts it center in the new plane automagically

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 4:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427/3 "2021-08-16T04:50:06Z")

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**Author:** ![eeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@eeek](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/eeek)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/perpendicular-to-edge-at-point/14427/4 "2021-08-21T19:15:43Z")

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Yes initially when creating the plane but when you make that plane your active plane there is no point. So you are forced to go to perspective view draw a line off the end of the line you used to create the plane and project that line to the plane to get the point. I want to know why we cannot project points to a plane and why the point does not show up when you make that plane the active plane. The point is usually what we need to make sketches on that plane.