Coordinate Systems

Besides the fixed global x/y/z coordinate system, a local coordinate system (or working coordinate system WCS) may be active. All geometric operations are performed in the currently active coordinate system.

It is also possible to attach a coordinate system to a solid. Such a local solid coordinate system (SCS) is useful for features depending on an orientation of the solid. The SCS is transformed according to transformations performed for the solid, and it is copied when the solid is copied within a transformation.

To learn more about coordinate systems, please read the Coordinate Systems Overview page.