Methods of Orientation

There are three methods for orienting a coordinate system in MotionView:

Orient One Axis	Orient one axis explicitly using a point or a vector and allow MotionView to calculate the other two for you. This method is used to orient axisymmetric entities.
Orient Two Axes	Orient two axes using a combination of points and/or vectors and allow MotionView to compute the third axis for you.
Orient by Euler Angles	Orient by specifying Euler angles with respect to any other coordinate system in the model.

The topology map below shows how an entity can be oriented using various orientation methods:

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Orientation methods are specified using a combo box. Panel options reflect the current orientation method.

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Methods of orientation