Geometry Modeling > Transform Actions > Transforming Coordinate Frames
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Transforming Coordinate Frames
Translating Coordinate Frames
Creates coordinate frames which are successively offset from each other by the Translation Vector <dx dy dz>, starting from an existing set of specified coordinate frames.
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Select Menu (p. 35) in the Patran Reference Manual
Coordinate Frame Definitions
Translating Coordinate Frames
Creates the rectangular coordinate frame, Coord 2, from coordinate frame, Coord 1, by translating it two units in the global X direction.
Translating Coordinate Frames
Creates the rectangular coordinate frame, Coord 2, from coordinate frame, Coord 1, by translating it through a translation vector defined by Points 1 and 2, using the Vector select menu icon listed below.
Rotating Coordinate Frames
Creates a set of coordinate frames which are formed from a specified set of existing coordinate frames by a rigid body rotation about a defined axis.
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Select Menu (p. 35) in the Patran Reference Manual
Coordinate Frame Definitions
Rotating Coordinate Frames
Creates the rectangular coordinate frame, Coord 2, from coordinate frame, Coord 1, by rotating it 45 degrees about the axis listed on the form.
Rotating Coordinate Frames
Creates the cylindrical coordinate frame, Coord 200, from cylindrical coordinate frame, Coord 100, by rotating it 90 degrees about Coord 100’s Z axis, Coord 100.3, using the Axis select menu icon listed below. Notice that Delete Original Coords is pressed and Coord 100 is deleted.