Expand IntroductionIntroduction
Expand AdministrationAdministration
Expand User InterfaceUser Interface
Expand SolidWorks FundamentalsSolidWorks Fundamentals
Expand Moving from 2D to 3DMoving from 2D to 3D
Expand AssembliesAssemblies
Expand CircuitWorksCircuitWorks
Expand ConfigurationsConfigurations
Expand Design CheckerDesign Checker
Expand Design Studies in SolidWorksDesign Studies in SolidWorks
Expand Drawings and DetailingDrawings and Detailing
Expand DFMXpressDFMXpress
Expand DriveWorksXpressDriveWorksXpress
Expand FloXpressFloXpress
Expand Import and ExportImport and Export
Expand Large Scale DesignLarge Scale Design
Expand Model DisplayModel Display
Expand Mold DesignMold Design
Expand Motion StudiesMotion Studies
Expand Parts and FeaturesParts and Features
Expand RoutingRouting
Expand Sheet MetalSheet Metal
Collapse SimulationSimulation
Expand SimulationXpressSimulationXpress
Expand SketchingSketching
Expand Sustainability ProductsSustainability Products
Expand SolidWorks UtilitiesSolidWorks Utilities
Expand TolerancingTolerancing
Expand ToolboxToolbox
Expand WeldmentsWeldments
Expand Workgroup PDMWorkgroup PDM
Expand TroubleshootingTroubleshooting
Expand GlossaryGlossary
Hide Table of Contents

Axes

The Axes dialog box lets you control the appearance of the axes while viewing the results. The axes represent the global or local coordinate system used in the plot definition.

  • Style.

    • Line. Click this check box to show axes as lines.

    • Cylinder. Click this check box to show axes as cylinders.

    • Line Width. Controls the width of lines to plot axes.

  • Axis.

    • Disable Title. When checked, the titles of the axes (X, Y, Z) will not be shown on the plot.

    • Size X, Y, and Z. The sliders control the length of the X, Y, and Z axes on the plot.

    • TicK X, Y, and Z. Control the number of uniformly-spaced Tic marks on the X, Y, and Z axes.

    • Color. Control the colors of the X, Y, and Z axes. To modify a color, click on it, select the desired color, and click OK.

  • Grid.

    • XY, YZ, ZX. Sets the planes of optional grids. You can check all, some, or none of the check boxes. The densities of the grids are specified by the specified Tic marks.

    • Edit Color. Sets the color of the grid. To modify the grid’s color, click Edit Color, select the desired color, and click OK.

  • Location. Sets the location of the origin of the axes.

    • Origin. The result axes will be placed at the actual origin of the reference coordinate system used in the plot definition.

    • Lower Left. The result axes will be placed in the lower left corner of the plot window.

    • Lower Right. The result axes will be placed in the lower right corner of the plot window.

  • Disable. If checked, disables the display of the axes on the plot.

To display the axes at the actual origin of the plot reference coordinate system:

  1. Create the result plot using the desired reference coordinate system .

  2. Right-click the plot icon and select Axes.

The Axes dialog box appears.

  1. Select the desired options for Style, Axes, and Grid.

  2. Select Origin from the Location drop-down menu.

  3. Click OK.



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Axes
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:

x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: SOLIDWORKS 2011 SP05

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.