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} if (window.setRelStartPage) { setRelStartPage("index.htm"); autoSync(1); sendSyncInfo(); sendAveInfoOut(); } } else if (window.gbIE4) document.location.reload(); //--> </script> </head> <body><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(4); //--> </script> <h1><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font size=3 style="font-size:12pt;"><img src="image35.gif" width="16px" height="16px" border="0" class="img_whs1"></font></span>Local Coordinate System</h1> <p>To create a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Local Coordinate System</B></span> in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Main Menu</B></span> select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>New Entity - > Basic - > Local Coordinate System</B></span></p> <p class="whs2">There are three algorithms to choose from.</p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Firstly, you can define the values of X, Y, and Z coordinates of origin and the directions of X and Y axes directly in the menu.</p> <p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>TUI command:</B></span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>geompy.MakeMarker(OX, OY, OZ, XDX, XDY, XDZ, YDX, YDY, YDZ)</I></span>, where OX, OY, OZ are coordinates of the origin of LCS, XDX, XDY, XDZ is a vector of OX direction of the LCS and YDX, YDY, YDZ is a a vector of OY direction of the LCS.</p> <p class="whs2"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments:</b> Name + Coordinates of origin, X axis direction, Y axis direction.</p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs3"><img src="pics/neo-localcs1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="391px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p> <p class="whs5"> </p> <p class="whs6">Secondly, you can simply select a point in the object browser or 3D viewer, in this case the coordinates of origin are automatically filled in with the coordinates of the selected point and X and Y axes direction will be parallel to the X and Y direction of the Global CS. </p> <p class="whs6"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments: </b>Name + reference object.</p> <p class="whs6"> </p> <p class="whs3"><img src="pics/neo-localcs2.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="289px" border="0" class="img_whs7"></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">The last algorithm also presumes that you select a point in the object browser or 3D viewer, but in this case you define X and Y axes direction yourselves. </p> <p class="whs8"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Arguments:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Name + 1 point of origin + X axis direction, Y axis direction.</span></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs3"><img src="pics/neo-localcs3.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="312px" height="359px" border="0" class="img_whs9"></p> <p class="whs2"> </p> <p class="whs2">Press �OK� or �Apply� button to create an LCS at the location with the specified coordinates. The new object is shown in the Object Browser and in 3D viewer.</p> <p class="whs10"> </p> <p class="whs11">Example:</p> <p class="whs12"><img src="image145.jpg" width="200px" height="219px" border="0" class="img_whs13"></p> <p class="whs12"> </p> <p> </p> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"> <!-- if (window.writeIntopicBar) writeIntopicBar(0); //--> </script> </body> </html>