Set Arbitrary Coordinate System Properties

The script illustrated below enables you to:

  1. Create a new Coordinate System.

  2. Specify values for an arbitrary origin. This specifies the Details properties Origin X, Origin Y, and Origin Z.

  3. Set an arbitrary direction vector. This specifies the Details properties X Axis Data, Y Axis Data, and Z Axis Data.

    Important:  The ability to set arbitrary direction vectors is only available through scripting.

Example Code

# Create a new coordinate system
csys = Model.CoordinateSystems.AddCoordinateSystem()

# place csys origin at arbitrary (0,25,50) location
csys.SetOriginLocation(Quantity(0,"in"), Quantity(25,"in"), Quantity(50,"in"))

# set primary X axis to arbitrary (1,2,3) direction
csys.PrimaryAxisDirection = Vector3D(1,2,3)

# force a graphics redraw to update coordinate system graphics annotations
csys.Suppressed=True
csys.Suppressed=False