Reference Triad
A triad appears in part and assembly documents to help orient you when
viewing models. You can also use it to change the view orientation. You
can hide the triad but you cannot use it as an inference point.

For a triad used to manipulate sketch entities, models, assembly
components, etc., see Triad.
To display or hide the reference triad:
Click Tools,
Options, System
Options, Display/Selection.
Select or clear Display
reference triad, then click OK.
To change the view orientation:
Action |
Result |
Select an axis |
See the view normal to the screen. |
Select an axis that is normal to the screen |
Change the view direction 180 degrees. |
Shift + select |
Rotate 90 degrees about the axis. |
Ctrl + Shift
+ select |
Rotate 90 degrees in the opposite direction. |
Alt + select |
Rotate about the axis by the Arrow
keys increment specified in Tools
> Options > System Options > View. |
Ctrl + Alt
+ select |
Rotate in the opposite direction. |