Creating Axis Lines

You can create an axis line in the drawing to indicate the cylindrical features.

Before you begin: Open a drawing representation.
Related Topics
Modifying Center Lines or Axis Lines

  1. Click the drawing window, and click the Axis Line icon from the Dress-up toolbar (Axis and Threads sub-toolbar).

  2. Select two lines.



    The axis line is created.



    Important:
    • If needed, you can select two non-parallel lines that are not co-linear.
    • Both in the case of center lines and axis lines, a default overrun is created.
    • When creating an axis line in a Generative Drafting context, a message will be displayed if the axis line cannot be associative to the 3D.
    • In a Generative Drafting context, you can create axis lines between symbolic fillet edges or fillet representation. Note that these axis lines will not be associative (a message will be displayed).
    • In a Generative Drafting context, depending on the type of element selected, the axis line is sometimes created directly after you select a single element. If you are not satisfied with the axis line thus created, you can force the selection of a second element by pressing the Ctrl key prior to making your selection: you will then be able to select the first and then the second element.
    Tip: If you need to modify an axis line, refer to Modifying Center Lines or Axis Lines. Note that you can multi-select elements when modifying axis lines.