CATIA Drafting Tip: Displaying View Axis in Drawing Views

February 3, 2020 Trisha West

The default installation of CATIA V5 has the view axis displayed turned on in drawing views. This means that in the active view, there is a blue horizontal and vertical axis that is displayed and always aligned to the part’s origin location (or assembly). Depending on how a company designs their parts, this could mean that you have a part’s location far away from the part origin. This will cause your view frame is be overly large, which many (including myself) find annoying.

To turn this option off, simply find the option in your internal settings of CATIA using Tools --> Options to get started.

More information about this topic is found in the Rand 3D training class, CATIA Generative Drafting.

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Technical Training Engineer<br><br>Trisha has been providing professional training services for Rand 3D clients since 2012. Her extensive experience makes her an ideal instructor for both on-site and online classes for people at all levels, from introductory to advanced. She currently focuses on teaching end users how to effectively use CATIA V5, VPM Navi, and Creo Parametric. She also helps develop and review training material. Trisha has a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Ohio State University, and she is a Dassault Systèmes Certified instructor for CATIA V5 Part, Assembly and Surfacing modeling.
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