3D Move and Rotate command

Because you can rotate the triad command, the colors help you identify axes. The colors correspond to the default colors of the principle part axes:

• Red is the X axis.
• Green is the Y axis.
• Blue is the Z axis.

If you customize system colors or the triad colors, the colors might not match the part axes.

As you rotate the triad, it no longer matches the part axes. You can always tell what the principle axes are by looking in the lower left corner of the graphics window.

When you first activate the triad, its origin sphere is coincident with the geometry where you want to place or edit a grounded work point. Click a triad section or drag to indicate the type of transform you want. The 3D Move/Rotate dialog box opens showing the context of your selected transform. As you select other parts of the triad, you can drag or enter precise coordinates or angles corresponding to your selection.

To reset the triad orientation, follow this sequence:

1. Right-click a grounded work point , and then select 3D Move/Rotate.
2. Click the triad to open the dialog box. Click Redefine alignment or position command, then:
   • Click a triad axis, and then click an edge, work axis, or sketch line.
   • Click a triad plane, and then click a face or work plane.

   • Click the triad sphere, and then click a vertex , edge midpoint , work point, or sketch point to reposition.

To move a grounded work point relative to a different location, use the Move Triad Only option of the 3D Move or Rotate command. On the ribbon, use Model tab Work Features panel Grounded Point to create a work point, then follow this sequence:

1. Right-click the grounded work point and select 3D Move/Rotate to edit the grounded work point.
2. Click the arrowhead of the X axis, for example, to open the dialog box.
3. Right-click, select Move Triad Only, and then drag the triad to a new location.
4. Right-click and select Apply. The work point and the triad are separated.
5. Right-click and clear the check mark on Move Triad Only so that you can move or rotate the work point and triad together.
6. Click the shaft of the Y or Z axis, for example, and drag around the selected axis. Both the triad and the work point rotate together.
7. Right-click and select Apply.

If appropriate, you can use commands on the 3D Move/Rotate dialog box instead of context menu options.

You can ground an associative (parametric) work point, and then unground it if the point is not moved. If you move the point using the triad, you cannot change it back to an associative work point.