Display nodal coordinate systems

1. Choose Home tab→Checks and Information group→More list→Display Nodal Coordinate Systems.

2. From the Type list, select the type of nodal coordinate system to display:Reference—The coordinate system used to write node coordinates to the solver input deck.Displacement—The coordinate system that provides the node's frame of reference for the structural degrees of freedom.

3. From the Nodes to Display list, select the nodes for which to display the specified nodal coordinate systems: Entire Model or Selected Nodes.

4. If you selected Selected Nodes, specify which nodes to include using either or both of these methods:Click Select Nodes and then select the nodes in the graphics window.You can use the lists in the Top Border bar (such as Method and Type Filter) to limit the scope of your selection.Expand the Node Labels subgroup and then type the node labels of the nodes.Use a space or comma to separate multiple labels.To specify a range, use a colon or hyphen between the labels. For example, type 1:10 or 1-10 to include all nodes from 1 to 10.To specify an incremental range, use a pair of colons. The first two numbers indicate the range. The third number indicates the interval, which can be positive or negative. For example, 1:9:2 includes every second node between 1 and 9 (that is, nodes 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9). The first and last node in the range are always included, regardless of the interval. For example, 10:1:-2 includes nodes 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1.To see more of the labels, or to use the cut, copy, and paste commands, click Edit Node Selection .To add the specified labels to the list of selected nodes, click Select .The number of selected nodes appears in parentheses after Select Nodes.

5. (Optional) For First Direction, Second Direction, or Third Direction, click the color box to open the Color dialog box. Then click the color to use for the specified direction and click OK.The orientation of each direction depends on the type of coordinate system associated with each node. For example, with the absolute coordinate system, the first direction is the X-direction, the second is the Y-direction, and the third is the Z-direction. With a cylindrical coordinate system, the first direction is the radial (R) direction, the second is the tangential (θ) direction, and the third is the axial (Z) direction.

6. To display the specified nodal coordinate systems when you click OK, select the Retain Label Visibility After Dialog Closes check box.

7. Click OK.Tip: To temporarily display the nodal coordinate systems only while the Display Nodal CSYS dialog box is open, click Apply (regardless of whether the Retain Label Visibility After Dialog Closes check box is selected or cleared).If you selected the Retain Label Visibility After Dialog Closes , click OK, and then no longer want to display the coordinate systems, use the Refresh or Fit commands. You can also access the Display Nodal CSYS dialog box again, clear that check box, and then click OK or Cancel.

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