Help fix an ugly axis

Question

I am trying to plot a cuboid without box using Graphics3D, however the y-axis looks ugly, "floating" above the cube. The y-axis should join the other two at the origin. Thank you!

Graphics3D[{RGBColor[113/255, 190/255, 236/255], Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}]}, 
 Axes -> True, PlotRange -> {{0, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 2}}, Boxed -> False]

Try AxesOrigin -> {0, 0, 0}. Possible duplicate of http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/q/21605/131. — Yves Klett, Jan 24 '16 at 16:21

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 24 '16 at 18:05

If you do not want to axes to dynamically redraw themselves to stay in view as you rotate then you can use AxesEdge to fix their location.

Graphics3D[{RGBColor[113/255, 190/255, 236/255], Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}]},
 Axes -> True, AxesEdge -> {{-1, -1}, {-1, -1}, {-1, -1}},
 PlotRange -> {{0, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 2}},
 Boxed -> False]

But in this case the default viewpoint hides the axes. Either rotate or use ViewPoint.

Graphics3D[{RGBColor[113/255, 190/255, 236/255], Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}]},
 Axes -> True, AxesEdge -> {{-1, -1}, {-1, -1}, {-1, -1}},
 PlotRange -> {{0, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 2}},
 ViewPoint -> {2, 2, 2},
 Boxed -> False]

Hope this helps.

ViewPoint -> {2, 2, 0.5} is a little better, actually. – Edmund Jan 24 '16 at 16:30 — Edmund, Jan 24 '16 at 16:30

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 25 '16 at 08:30

You may also do like this:

    Graphics3D[{RGBColor[113/255, 190/255, 236/255], Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}]}, 
 Axes -> True, PlotRange -> {{0, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 2}}, Boxed -> False, 
 AxesOrigin -> {0, 0, 0}]

and like this:

    Graphics3D[{RGBColor[113/255, 190/255, 236/255], Cuboid[{0, 0, 0}], 
   Red, Thick, Line[{{0, 0, 0}, {2, 0, 0}}], 
   Line[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 2, 0}}], Line[{{0, 0, 0}, {0, 0, 2}}]}, 
  Axes -> False, PlotRange -> {{0, 2}, {0, 2}, {0, 2}}, 
  Boxed -> False] /. Line -> Composition[Arrow, Tube]

Have fun!

Help fix an ugly axis

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