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      <div class="title_topic4" id="xps10_pagetitle">CSYS Icons</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use the following CSYS icons to define a coordinate system.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Icon</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Description</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/infercsys_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Inferred</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS relative to selected geometry or by the delta-x, y, and z components. The actual method used is based on what objects and options you select. To select the current CSYS, select the Inferred method and click OK.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_threepoints_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_csyscon_originxypt_r.html');return(false);">Origin, X-Point, Y-Point</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on three points that you select or define with the options on the point creation menu. To specify all three points, you can use the encapsulated point method menu or using the same menu, open the Point Constructor dialog.</p>
               <p class="para_td">The X-Axis is the vector from the first to the second point; the Y-Axis is the vector from the first to the third point; the origin is the first point.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_twovectors_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_csyscon_xaxisyaxis_r.html');return(false);">X-Axis, Y-Axis</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on two vectors that you select or define. The X and Y Axes are vectors. The origin is the vector intersection point.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_pointtwovectors_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_csyscon_xyorig_r.html');return(false);">X-Axis, Y-Axis, Origin</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on a point and two vectors that you select or define. The X and Y Axes are vectors; the origin is a point.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_zaxis_xpoint_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('shared_func/com_csyscon_zaxis_xpt_r.html');return(false);">Z-Axis, X-Point</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on a point and a Z-axis that you define. The X-Axis is the vector from the Z-Axis vector to the point; the Y-Axis is computed from the X and Z axis; the origin is the intersection of the three vectors.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_object_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">CSYS of Object</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines an associative CSYS from the CSYS of a selected curve, plane, or drafting object.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Point, Perpendicular Curve</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS through a point and perpendicular to a curve. When you select a linear curve, the X-Axis is a perpendicular vector from the curve to the point; the Y-Axis is the Z cross X; the Z-Axis is the tangent vector at the point of perpendicularity; the origin is the point on the curve where the point is perpendicular to it. When you select a non-linearr curve, the X-Axis points in an arbitrary orientation and not towards the selected point.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_planevector_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Plane and Vector</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on a selected plane and a vector that you select or define. X-Axis is the plane normal direction; the Y-Axis is the direction of the projection of the vector onto the plane; the origin is the intersection of the plane and the vector.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_threeplanes_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Three Planes</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on three selected planes. The X-Axis is normal of the first Datum Plane/Planar face; the Y-Axis is normal of the second Datum Plane/Planar face; the origin is the intersection of the three planes/faces.</p>
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               <p align="center"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/csys_offsetexisting_lc.gif"></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Offset from CSYS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Defines a CSYS based on specified delta-x, y, and z distances from a coordinate system that you select. The X and Y Axes are the existing CSYS X and Y Axes; the origin is the specified point.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Absolute CSYS</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Specifies the model space coordinate system as the coordinate system. The X and Y Axes are the X and Y Axes of the Absolute CSYS; the origin is the origin of the Absolute CSYS.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">CSYS of Current View</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets the the current viewing coordinate system as the coordinate system. The X-Axis is parallel to the bottom of view; the Y-Axis is parallel to side of view; the origin is the origin of the view (middle of the graphics screen). If you select by name, the CSYS can be invisible or on a non-selectable layer.</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">Coordinate systems have basically the same properties as other NX objects in that they can be blanked, deleted, transformed, and filed with a part.</p>
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