Changing the Current Axis

When you activate an object, the current axis is reset to the axis of that object. Changing the current axis changes the reference point by which elements are routed and placed.
Alternatively, you can choose to have the compass also become attached to a selected product.
Once you have chosen to select a current axis, the system keeps a history of the current axes selected.  You can choose Current Axis History and reselect a previously selected current axis from the history list.
The axis commands are:
Current Axis
Change Current Axis and Snap Compass (to product)
Current Axis History
Once either of the first two axis commands is selected, then select the product on which you wish the command to act.
What you observe on the geometry after you click Current Axis is:
What you observe on the geometry after you click Change Current Axis and Snap Compass is:
  Click Current Axis History.
  The Local axis dialog box appears.
 
  Select the local axis (described by the object's name) to which you wish to return, and click OK.