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  Definition
  The display style of the CAD Graphics Part Coordinate System (PCS) iconic display can be adjusted to display various styles. These styles are set inside the Geomet System Options Tool.
  PCS Axis Style
 
Geomet CAD Graphics supports two styles of PCS styles. These styles are a user preference and can be set as a global setting in System Options.

Launch the System Options tool by pressing the <F9> key. Enter "PCS" in the Quick Search data field. Locate the entry "Show the PCS Axis icon in the CAD Graphics".
PCS Axis System Options
If the setting is No, change it to Yes by left-clicking on the entry line. A popup tool will appear and by left-clicking on the Yes followed by the <Ok> button, the PCS Axis icon will appear in the CAD Graphics. PCS Axis dislpay setting
The PCS Axis icon can be displayed either as a outline which is the legacy icon version or as a shaded and solid three orthogonal arrows.

The example at right shows the traditional PCS Axis icon.
PCS Axis Line Style
Starting with Geomet version 7.01.140, a new PCS Axis icon has been introduced. This is a solid and shaded set of arrows. PCS Axis Line Style
To select a PCS Axis icon style, launch the System Options tool by pressing the <F9> key. Enter "PCS" in the Quick Search data field. Locate the entry "Display style for PCS Axis in CAD Graphics". PCS Axis System Options
To change the setting, left-click over the entry line. A drop-down selection tool appears, see right. Here we left-clicked on the   small down arrow to open and display the choice of selections. Choose your PCS Axis icon style and accept by clicking <Ok>.

Close the System Options tool and the CAD Graphics display will update.
PCS Axis dislpay setting
The PCS Axis icon is color coded to identify the three orthogonal axes and directions. The arrow points to the Plus (+) direction of the respective axis and the colors are:

Red: X-Axis
Green: Y-Axis
Blue: Z-Axis