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Importing coordinate systems (Simcenter Samcef)

You can import Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate system definitions (.FRAME) when they are used in the following.

Item Definition
Nodal displacement coordinate system .AXL FRAME
Material coordinate system .AEL THETA FRAME
Element properties orientation (for instance, stiffness orientation for bushes) .MCE FRM1, .MCE FRM2
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