Work axes – Best practices
A work axis is a construction line of infinite length that is parametrically attached to a part. A work axis compliments the use of work planes and can be used as a reference in the creation of new axes/planes, or other part modeling features such as a Revolve operation.
A summary of all work axes in Inventor (with examples of how they are used) is shown in Figure 1.14:
Figure 1.14: Work axes and examples in Inventor
Now that we have covered all the work axes, here are some best practices to keep in mind:
- Work planes and work points can be created when applying work axes and used as a reference.
- You can redefine references for axes by right-clicking on a work axis and selecting Redefine Feature.
- You can change the visibility of work axes in the same way as work planes. Right-click on an axis and select Visibility. The global control for this in Inventor can be found by clicking on the View...
