---
title: "Plane Object"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OPLANE.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Mesh > Plane Object"
element_id: "OPLANE"
command_id: "5168"
description: "This page covers the Plane primitive in Cinema 4D. It creates a subdivided quadrangle in the XZ plane — the standard base for floors, walls, cloth …"
---

# Plane Object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Plane primitive** in **Cinema 4D**. It creates a subdivided quadrangle in the XZ plane — the standard base for floors, walls, cloth, terrain sculpting and displacement tests, with adjustable segmentation.

![Image: 001395.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001395.jpg)

This command creates a quadrangle in the XZ plane, which is divided into further quadrangle surfaces.

# Interactive editing

The plane has two handles:

- Drag handle (1) to change the width.

- Drag handle (2) to change the height.

  ![Image: 001398.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001398.jpg)\
  The handles of the plane primitive.