Reference Triad
A triad appears in part and assembly documents to help orient you when viewing models. You can also use it to change the view orientation. You can hide the triad but you cannot use it as an inference point.
You use a different triad to manipulate sketch entities, models, assembly components, etc. See Triad.
To display or hide the reference triad, click . Select or clear Display reference
triad, then click OK.
To change the view orientation with the reference triad:
Do one of the following:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Select an axis | See the view normal to the screen. |
| Select an axis that is normal to the screen | Change the view direction 180 degrees. |
| Shift + select | Rotate 90 degrees about the axis. |
| Ctrl + Shift + select | Rotate 90 degrees in the opposite direction. |
| Alt + select | Rotate about the axis by the Arrow keys increment specified in . |
| Ctrl + Alt + select | Rotate in the opposite direction. |