Mapped System

Use a Mapped System () to create a coordinate system that defines a mapping from the frame coordinate system.

A mapped system can deal with translated and rotated coordinate systems:

Settings

The Frame list is the same as for the Cylindrical System.

Coordinate names

In the Coordinate names table, the default names are entered—x1, x2, and x3. In planar 2D models, x1 and x2 are typically the in-plane coordinates, and x3 is the out-of-plane coordinate. The labels for each coordinate name—First, Second, and Third—include the default name in parentheses.

Coordinate mapping

Under Coordinate mapping, the Coordinate column displays the Coordinate names with the Expression column displaying the associated mapped coordinate.

Simplifications

If required, select the Assume orthonormal check box. The program then uses the assumption that the settings define an orthonormal coordinate system.

Go to Name for information about the Settings window Label and Name. Also see Settings and Properties Windows for Features Nodes.