Commands and functions > Drawing > Axis
  
Axis
Ribbon:
Tab ATHENA > Group Drawing > Axis
Menu:
ATHENA > Drawing > Axis
Toolbar:
ATH Drawing > Axis
ATHENA Drawing > Axis
Command input:
ath_cline
With this command you can create axes with an overlap.
When you start the command, the following appears:
Input request 
Option Points
Specify start point or [Object/Settings/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the axis start point.
Use Option Object to convert an object to an axis.
Use the Option Settings to open the Dialog box Axis and adapt the axis settings.
With the option ? you call the help.
Specify next point or [Arc point/Undo/Direction/ANgle/Length/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the next point of the axis.
With the Option Arc point you can specify an arc point. Further input requests follow.
Choose the option Undo to repeat the last input request.
With the Option Direction you can specify a direction. Further input requests follow.
With the Option Angle you can specify an angle. Further input requests follow.
With the Option Length you can specify a length. Further input requests follow.
Option Object
Select object or [Points/Settings/?]:
Select the object which you want to convert into an axis.
With the Option Points you can create an axis by specifying points.
Option Arc point
Specify arc point or [Line/Undo/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify an arc point.
Specify endpoint of the arc or [Undo/Line/Arc point/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the end point of the arc.
Option Direction
Specify direction or [Length/Angle/Point/Undo/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the direction of the axis.
Option Angle
Specify angle or [Length/Direction/Point/Undo/?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the axis angle.
Option Length
Specify length or [Direction/Angle/Point/Undo/?]:
Specify the length of the axis.
Option Settings
Opens the dialog box Axis, where you can adapt further properties.
Dialog box Axis
db_ath_cline
Dialog box section Properties
Overlap
Defines the length of the overlap of the axis.
Line type scale
Defines the line type scale of the axis.
Dialog box section Display
Layer
Opens the Dialog box Assign Layer. The default layer for the axis line may be overridden here. You will find further information in the section Layer assignment.
Dialog box section Overlap
Start
Creates an axis with overlap on the start side.
End
Creates an axis with overlap on the end side.
Note 
• To carry out changes to the axes, you can double click them.
• You can define the layer default settings for the axes in Dialog box System layer under Dimension.
• You can define the default for the overlap in Dialog box ATHENA options under Settings.