diff --git a/nhf/test.py b/nhf/test.py
index fc9d15b..ebef77c 100644
--- a/nhf/test.py
+++ b/nhf/test.py
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ class TestChecks(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_2d_orientation(self):
+        l1 = Cq.Location.from2d(1.2, 0)
+        l2 = Cq.Location.from2d(0, 0, 90)
+        l3 = l2 * l1
+        (x, y), r = l3.to2d()
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(x, 0)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(y, 1.2)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(r, 90)
+
+    def test_2d_planar(self):
+        l1 = Cq.Location.from2d(1.2, 4.5, 67)
+        l2 = Cq.Location.from2d(98, 5.4, 36)
+        l3 = Cq.Location.from2d(10, 10, 0)
+        l = l3 * l2 * l1
+        self.assertTrue(l.is2d())
+
     def test_tag_point(self):
         """
         A board with 3 holes of unequal sizes. Each hole is marked
diff --git a/nhf/utils.py b/nhf/utils.py
index 7878472..7b7a16a 100644
--- a/nhf/utils.py
+++ b/nhf/utils.py
@@ -43,6 +43,26 @@ def location_sub(self: Cq.Location, rhs: Cq.Location) -> Cq.Vector:
     return Cq.Vector(x1 - x2, y1 - y2, z1 - z2)
 Cq.Location.__sub__ = location_sub
 
+def from2d(x: float, y: float, rotate: float=0.0) -> Cq.Location:
+    return Cq.Location((x, y, 0), (0, 0, 1), rotate)
+Cq.Location.from2d = from2d
+
+def is2d(self: Cq.Location) -> bool:
+    (_, _, z), (rx, ry, _) = self.toTuple()
+    return z == 0 and rx == 0 and ry == 0
+Cq.Location.is2d = is2d
+
+def to2d(self: Cq.Location) -> Tuple[Tuple[float, float], float]:
+    """
+    Returns position and angle
+    """
+    (x, y, z), (rx, ry, rz) = self.toTuple()
+    assert z == 0
+    assert rx == 0
+    assert ry == 0
+    return (x, y), rz
+Cq.Location.to2d = to2d
+
 ### Tags
 
 def tagPoint(self, tag: str):