Extending All Four Axis Lines at Once in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0

by Dan Aurit, Caterpillar Inc.

Before Wildfire, Pro/ENGINEER let you extend all four portions of an axis (shown perpendicular to view) at once by making the Axis Tag visible. You first had to show the tag (using proper layering techniques), then select it, and finally drag out from the center (see video). 

(Click here for pre-Wildfire video in .AVI format if video does not play...)

Wildfire 2.0 saves a lot of time by eliminating the need to turn the layers containing the tags off and on, and/or the need to toggle the tags themselves off and on. Now, without the tag visible, you can extend all four portions of an axis at once if you: 

1. Highlight the axis (after it is shown in drawing).
2. Hover over the axis until the selection arrow becomes the crosshairs.
3. Click and drag out from the center (see video).

(Click here for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 video in .AVI format if video does not play...)

Dan Aurit is a senior designer at Caterpillar Inc. in Joliet, IL. He can be reached by email at Aurit_Daniel_J@cat.com.