This tool creates a projection of the selected object (Source) in the 3D view.
Usage
Select an object in the 3D view or in the project tree
from the Drawing menu, click Project shape
set the desired options in the Task Dialog
click OK
A projection object (objectname_proj) will be added to the project. For subsequent projections of the same Source object, the projection object will be named objectname_projXXX, where XXX is a three digit number.
Edit an existing projection
The projection parameters can be edited in the Property editor.
Base
DataLabel :
DataPlacement :
Projection
DataDirection : defines the direction of the projection. This is the normal vector of the projection plane. For example, to project the object onto the xy plane, use (0,0,1). To reverse the projection, use negative values.