For details and exceptions refer to
Coordinate Systems (Abaqus),
Coordinate Systems (ANSYS®) and
Coordinate Systems (MSC Nastran®).
In addition, the command CS_DEF
of the SIMULIA Tosca Structure
parameter file defines the coordinate systems using either the IDs of
existing nodes, or coordinates and rotation angles (if required). Each
coordinate system has an ID_NAME
value (editable by
the user) that is then used in order to reference the coordinate system.
In Tosca Structure.gui,
a new coordinate system is created by the Command | CS_DEF
main menu command of the Tosca Structure.pre
screen which can be seen in the following figure: