Working with Coordinate Systems

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.