Why did the planets form on the same orbital in our solar system?

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The planets in our system are all orbiting the sun on a “disc” like plane within 3° of each others orbital plane. Why? Can planets in other solar systems form on multiple orbital planes forming a sphere of orbits instead of a flat disc?

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A plane is the only configuration where things won’t collide very often.

Things start off going in all directions and either collide or get flung out of orbit.

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