Axis nuisance

Marian

Yeah but the problem is that I didn't activate the internal axis, not intentionally anyway, it's a bit random. Do you know how it can be turned off or something?
I knew you could use a different axis for each component but I never used the feature so I'm like a noob in this respect kind of sad to say that after using SU for around 5 years.

boofredlay

Marian, this is a new feature in SU8. The component will display the axis in which it was created while editing it.
It is very useful when needing to draw "on axis" with the surrounding geometry.

[flash=853,505:3w2gegxk]http://www.youtube.com/v/GoXR5vRU0mo&fs=1[/flash:3w2gegxk]

dedmin

You don't activate them - they are there. Every component/group has axes and you can change them, but cannot hide/disable. This is new in v.8.

Marian

Oh...I did not know that.

Thank you very much guys for the assistance. I can see the utility of such a feature but I wish it could be shut off.

Dave R

Marian,

That's a fine picture of Festus Haggen's Ruth you've got there.

Wo3Dan

@marian said:

... I can see the utility of such a feature but I wish it could be shut off.

Right click on one of the axis in edit mode -> select 'Reset'.
This is a temporary solution that needs to be done each time you enter a group or component. But the advantages in SU8 top the advantages of how things worked in previous versions.

Better read about the same issue here:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=36481

Dave, you seem to remember all the old series.
Now that I see Festus I do remember his terrible voice.

Dave R

@wo3dan said:

Dave, you seem to remember all the old series.
Now that I see Festus I do remember his terrible voice.

That's because I'm old. I don't think his voice was so bad.

Jean Lemire

Hi folks.

Try Window Menu --> Model info --> Components. Uncheck the box labeled "Show component axes".

Just ideas.

Marian

@dave r said:

Marian,

That's a fine picture of Festus Haggen's Ruth you've got there. ]

I don't know that show but I do know Bonanaza

@wo3dan said:

Right click on one of the axis in edit mode -> select 'Reset'.

Thanks that works, but I can't seem to always find the reset tab.
@jean lemire said:

Hi folks.

Try Window Menu --> Model info --> Components. Uncheck the box labeled "Show component axes".

Just ideas.

It was unchecked, so it's not from there.

Gaieus

@jean lemire said:

Hi folks.

Try Window Menu --> Model info --> Components. Uncheck the box labeled "Show component axes".

Just ideas.

That's only to display component axes when you are outside the editing context. This new thing in v.8 is actually when the model axes are (temporarily) adjusted to the component axes when in editing mode.

Confused me a bit when it was new to me, too, but to be honest, it was very easy to get used to (and I like it this way)