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CORD2R (Rectangular Coordinate System Definition, Form 2)

Description

The CORD2R entry defines a rectangular coordinate system with the coordinates of three points.

Format

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CORD2R CID RID A1 A2 A3 B1 B2 B3
C1 C2 C3

Example

CORD2R 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1.0 1.0 0.0
Field Definition Type Default
CID Coordinate system identification number. Integer > 0 Required
RID Identification number of a coordinate system that is defined independently from this coordinate system. Integer ≥ 0 0
Ai, Bi, Ci Coordinates of three points in coordinate system defined in field 3. Real Required

Figure 1: CORD2R definition

Remarks

  1. Continuation entry must be present.
  2. The three points (A1, A2, A3), (B1, B2, B3), (C1, C2, C3) must be unique and non-colinear. The model translator checks for non-colinearity.
  3. Coordinate system identification numbers on all CORD1C, CORD1R, CORD1S, CORD2C, CORD2R, and CORD2S entries must all be unique.
  4. The reference coordinate system must be independently defined.
  5. An RID of zero (or blank) references the basic coordinate system.
  6. The location of a grid point (P in the sketch) in this coordinate system is given by (X, Y, Z).
  7. The displacement coordinate directions at P are dependent on the location of P as shown above by (uX, uY, uz).

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