Creating Axis Lines and Center Lines

This task will show you how to create simultaneously axis and center lines on several circles.
Open the Brackets_views02.CATDrawing document.

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

  1. Select two circles.

  The axes and center lines are created.
 

  1. Select an axis line manipulator and drag it along a direction. You can notice that thread axis lines are modified symmetrically.
If you want to move only one axis line, hold on the Ctrl key while you are dragging the manipulator.
  • When creating axes and center lines in a Generative Drafting context, a message will be displayed if axes and center line cannot be associative to the 3D.
  • Associative center lines can be created for 3D objects such as torus surfaces.