User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Define ACS (Aligned with Element)


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Used to define an ACS aligned with an existing element. Upon definition, the ACS becomes the Active ACS.

Tool SettingEffect
Type

Sets the ACS Type — Rectangular, Cylindrical, or Spherical.

ACS Plane Lock

If on, each data point is forced to lie on the Active ACS's xy-plane.

ACS Plane Snap

If on, each tentative point is forced to lie on the Active ACS's xy-plane.

To define an ACS aligned with an element
  1. Select the Define ACS (Aligned with Element) tool.

  2. Enter a data point to identify the element with which to align the ACS and define the ACS origin.

  3. Accept the ACS.
    The ACS is aligned with the selected element, its xy-plane parallel to the plane of the element.

Key-in: DEFINE ACS ELEMENT