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Stiglr · 13th April 2010, 01:49 PM

I believe the axis widget is a DISPLAY SCREEN-level object, and is not tied to any one object or group on the orth or 3D display.

This makes sense because objects within a scene will never have different axis orientations in relation to the others.

You can, however, toggle on and off your axis indicator on any screen, and make it bigger or smaller:

In both the Orth and 3D menus, you'll find Show Axis or Show Axis Guides commands. These are toggle-able: click it to make the check mark appear in the menu... and the axis widget should appear in the window.

Under File > Settings... and on the 3D View tab of that pop-up menu, you'll see you can change the size of the the widget with 3D Axis size.

13th April 2010, 01:49 PM	#2
Stiglr Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 604	Re: i'm starting at Ac3D and wonder about axes I believe the axis widget is a DISPLAY SCREEN-level object, and is not tied to any one object or group on the orth or 3D display. This makes sense because objects within a scene will never have different axis orientations in relation to the others. You can, however, toggle on and off your axis indicator on any screen, and make it bigger or smaller: In both the Orth and 3D menus, you'll find Show Axis or Show Axis Guides commands. These are toggle-able: click it to make the check mark appear in the menu... and the axis widget should appear in the window. Under File > Settings... and on the 3D View tab of that pop-up menu, you'll see you can change the size of the the widget with 3D Axis size. __________________ Flight Sim Project Contributor My Gaming Rig: i5 2500K Quad-Core CPU at 3.3GHz MSI P67A-C43 mobo 4GB of PC12800 DDR3 memory Windows 7 1GB Galaxy GeForce GTX550 Ti video card GeForce 270.61 drivers (4/2011) Cougar joystick/throttle combo CH Pedals Last edited by Stiglr; 14th April 2010 at 01:55 PM.