#macro Axis_( AxisLen, Dark_Texture,Light_Texture) 
 union{
    cylinder { <0,-AxisLen,0>,<0,AxisLen,0>,0.05
               texture{checker texture{Dark_Texture } 
                               texture{Light_Texture}
                       translate<0.1,0,0.1>}
             }
    cone{<0,AxisLen,0>,0.2,<0,AxisLen+0.7,0>,0
          texture{Dark_Texture}
         }
     } // end of union                   
#end // of macro "Axis()"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
#macro AxisXYZ( AxisLenX, AxisLenY, AxisLenZ, Tex_Dark, Tex_Light)
//--------------------- drawing of 3 Axes --------------------------------
union{
#if (AxisLenX != 0)
 object { Axis_(AxisLenX, Tex_Dark, Tex_Light)   rotate< 0,0,-90>}// x-Axis
 text   { ttf "arial.ttf",  "x",  0.15,  0  texture{Tex_Dark} 
          rotate<20,-45,0> scale 0.75 translate <AxisLenX+0.05,0.4,-0.10> no_shadow}
#end // of #if 
#if (AxisLenY != 0)
 object { Axis_(AxisLenY, Tex_Dark, Tex_Light)   rotate< 0,0,  0>}// y-Axis
 text   { ttf "arial.ttf",  "y",  0.15,  0  texture{Tex_Dark}    
          rotate<10,0,0> scale 0.75 translate <-0.65,AxisLenY+0.50,-0.10>  rotate<0,-45,0> no_shadow}
#end // of #if 
#if (AxisLenZ != 0)
 object { Axis_(AxisLenZ, Tex_Dark, Tex_Light)   rotate<90,0,  0>}// z-Axis
 text   { ttf "arial.ttf",  "z",  0.15,  0  texture{Tex_Dark}
          rotate<20,-45,0> scale 0.85 translate <-0.75,0.2,AxisLenZ+0.10> no_shadow}
#end // of #if 
} // end of union
#end// of macro "AxisXYZ( ... )"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------

#declare Texture_A_Dark  = texture {
                               pigment{ color rgb<1,0.45,0>}
                               finish { phong 1}
                             }
#declare Texture_A_Light = texture { 
                               pigment{ color rgb<1,1,1>}
                               finish { phong 1}
                             }

object{ AxisXYZ( 4.50, 3.00, 5.00, Texture_A_Dark, Texture_A_Light)}
//-------------------------------------------------- end of coordinate axes