Coordinate frames will generate a unique CORD2R, CORD2C, or CORD2S Bulk Data entry, depending on the specified coordinate frame type. The CID field is defined by the Coord ID assigned in Patran. The RID field may or may not be defined, depending on the coordinate frame construction method used in Patran. The A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, and C3 fields are derived from the coordinate frame definition in Patran.

Only Coordinate Frames that are referenced by nodes, element properties, or loads and boundary conditions can be translated. For more information on creating coordinate frames, see Creating Coordinate Frames (p. 393) in the Geometry Modeling - Reference Manual Part 2.