Examine a User Coordinate System

Description

Examine a user coordinate system relative to another user coordinate system.

Access

Home / Tools / Options / Units / User Coordinate System / Browse / Edit the selected item

Requirements

A user coordinate system.

Controls
Control Description
Name Edit the name of the user coordinate system currently selected in the Manage User Coordinate Systems dialog box.
Relative To Select the name of a user coordinate system from the list. Parameters will be displayed relative to this user coordinate system.
  • Select the name 'None', to examine the selected user coordinate system relative to the project coordinate system.
Origin Displays the cartesian coordinates of the selected user coordinate systems origin, relative to the user coordinate system selected in the Relative To box.
X-Axis Given a unit vector is drawn along the X-axis of the selected user coordinate system, these values display the X, Y and Z components of the vector relative to the user coordinate system selected in the Relative To box.
Y-Axis Given a unit vector is drawn along the Y-axis of the selected user coordinate system, these values display the X, Y and Z components of the vector relative to the user coordinate system selected in the Relative To box.
Z-Axis Given a unit vector is drawn along the Z-axis of the selected user coordinate system, these values display the X, Y and Z components of the vector relative to the user coordinate system selected in the Relative To box.
OK Click OK to accept changes to the coordinate system name.
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