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Setting and changing coordinate system properties
 Add a coordinate system
  1. Select the Markups browser pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.)
  2. Right-click Coordinate Systems to open the Coordinate Systems context menu.
  3. Click New Coordinate System to open the Coordinate System dialog box. (The default settings of a new coordinate systems are equal to those of the active coordinate system.) IS THIS TRUE?
  4. In the Name field, type a name for the coordinate system. 
  5. Use the Position page to set the origin point.
  6. Use the Orientation page to align the y-axis with an element in the scene.
  7. Use the Rotation page to rotate the coordinate system about a selected axis.
  8. Click OK to save the new coordinate system.

Orient a Coordinate System

Position a Coordinate System

 To rotate a coordinate system around an axis
  1. Open the Markups pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.) All coordinate systems are listed.
  2. Right-click the coordinate system. This can be done either on the Markups pane or the frame in the 3D scene. IS THIS TRUE STILL?
  3. Click Properties.This opens the Coordinate System dialog box.
  4. Click the Rotation tab.
  5. Select an axis around which the coordinate system will rotate.
  6. In the Rotation value field, enter the number of degrees you want the coordinate system to rotate.
The coordinate system context menu
 Hide/show the coordinate system
  1. Open the Markups browser pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.) All coordinate systems are listed.
  2. Clear or select the checkbox next to the name of the coordinate system.
 To set the active coordinate system
  1. Open the Markups pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.) All coordinate systems are listed.
  2. Right-click the coordinate system you want to make active.This can be done from either the Markups tab or the 3D scene.

  3. From the coordinate system context menu, select Active Coordinate System.

Note

A dimension markup takes its measurement with respect to the coordinate system that is active at the time the markup is created. When the active coordinate system changes, the dimension label will not change—it will still display the measurement with respect to the coordinate system that was active when the dimension was created.
 To focus on a coordinate system
  1. Right-click a coordinate system.This may be done either in the Markups pane or in the scene.
  2. Select Focus.
  3. The origin point of a coordinate system is placed in the center of your view.

Note

You can also find the Focus command on the Coordinate System properties dialog box.

Related Topics

Controlling the View

Using Multiple Coordinate Systems

Zoom a View

Fit an Entire Model within the Viewport

Zoom on a Single Part

Focus on a Single Point

Zoom a User Defined Area

 To delete a coordinate system
  1. Open the Markups pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.) All coordinate systems are listed.
  2. Right-click the coordinate system you want to delete. This can be done from either the Markups tab or in the 3D scene.
  3. Click Delete. A dialog box will ask you to confirm.

Note

The Global Coordinate System cannot be renamed.

 To rename a coordinate system
  1. Open the Markups pane in the WorkSpace. (See The SpinFire Professional 11.0 User Interface and Browsers.) All coordinate systems are listed.
  2. Right-click the coordinate system and select Properties.This can be done from either the Markups pane or in the 3D scene. This will open the Coordinate System dialog box.
  3. In the Name field, type the new name.
  4. Click OK.

Note

The Global Coordinate System cannot be renamed.

You may also rename a selected coordinate system by choosing Rename... from the right-click menu or pressing F2.

DO THESE METHODS STILL WORK?

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