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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Create a vehicle coordinate system</div>
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            <p class="para_item">On the <b class="uiTerm">Body Design</b> or <b class="uiTerm">General Packaging</b> toolbars, click <b class="uiTerm">Vehicle Coordinate System</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/toolbars/vehicle_automation/body_design/vehicle_coordinate_system.gif" border="0">.
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            <p class="para_item">Specify the type of VCS you want to create.</p>
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Pre-Defined Type I</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/pre_defined_type_I.gif" border="0"> to create a VCS where the <b class="uiTerm">Front to Rear Direction</b> is along the XC-axis.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">Pre-Defined Type II</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/pre_defined_type_II.gif" border="0"> to create a VCS where the <b class="uiTerm">Front to Rear Direction</b> is along the YC-axis.
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                  <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">User Defined</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/user_defined.gif" border="0"> to create a customized VCS. Using the <b class="uiTerm">Vector Constructor</b> dialog box, specify the direction vectors for the <b class="uiTerm">Front to Rear Direction</b> and the <b class="uiTerm">Ground to Roof Direction</b>. Using the <b class="uiTerm">Point Constructor</b> dialog box, specify the <b class="uiTerm">Origin</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click <b class="uiTerm">OK</b> to create the coordinate system geometry based on the dialog box input.
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                  <p class="para_note_body">You can also view or modify the current definition of an existing VCS.</p>
                  <p class="para_note_body">The <b class="uiTerm">Point Constructor</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/gateway/common/point_constructor.gif" border="0"> and <b class="uiTerm">Vector Constructor</b> <img align="bottom" src="../graphic_library/icons/dialogs/gateway/vector_constructor/vector_constructor.gif" border="0"> are available only if the <b class="uiTerm">User Defined</b> type of VCS is selected.
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