When you are in a 3D Visual Style or even when you are in “2D Wireframe” and your view is something other than in plan, you may notice that your UCS Icon and/or your cursor have 3 colors. One color for each axis. This tip also applies to 3DS Max…
The colors on the UCS Icon and cursor are helpful to understand for easier navigation.
Simply remember this “XYZ relates to RGB” and you’ve got it.
The XYZ axis relates to RGB respectively (RGB = Red, Green, Blue)
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