Cartesian Coordinate System
Creo Simulate creates a Cartesian coordinate system as follows:
• Uses the origin and the X axis location to define the X axis.
• Defines the Y axis as perpendicular to the X axis and in the plane defined by the origin, the X axis location, and the Y axis location.
• If the Y axis location is not on a line perpendicular to the X axis, Creo Simulate places the positive Y axis in the direction perpendicular to the X axis that is closest to the location you specified.
The Y axis still lies in the same plane in which you placed it:
The positive Z axis is perpendicular to the XY plane with the positive direction determined by the right-hand rule.
Creo Simulate automatically makes the new coordinate system current.
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