Canvas > New Canvas

Creates a new sketch image plane in the active view.

The New canvas tool creates a new canvas plane according to the parameters specified in the option window. It also automatically creates a construction plane in the orientation that you specify.

This tool only allows you to create canvases aligned with the X, Y, and Z axes, that is canvases lying in orthographic views: Top, Front/Back, and Left. To create a canvas lying in a random plane, you must first create the construction plane (Construction > Plane), then use Canvas > New Canvas on Construction Plane.

New Canvas Options

Canvas Name: Remove the default name, and type a meaningful name for your canvas in this field.

The name can also be changed later in the Construction Plane Editor.

See also Windows > Editors > Construction Plane Editor.
Orientation: Specify the orientation of your canvas in 3D space by choosing which orthographic view it will lie in: Top, Left, Front, or Back. Choose Top|Left|Front or Top|Left|Back to create three orthogonal canvases at once.
Location: Place the new canvas at Center of Window, or center it on the Origin.
Background layer color: Choose whether you will be painting on a canvas that is initially transparent, like an acetate, or opaque (black, white, or the current brush stroke color).

Size and Resolution

Paper Size: Choose a standard paper size (default is A4) to print on, or choose Custom to define your own.
Unit: Specify if you want sizes to be displayed in inches or millimeters.
Pixels: Specify the width and height of the canvas in pixels.
in (or mm): Specify the width and height of the canvas in inches or millimeters. This option is only available when Paper Size is set to Custom.
Pixels per in (mm): Specify the number of pixels per inch (or mm), that is, the resolution of your canvas.
Portrait/Landscape: Choose between a Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal) orientation for your canvas.