Definition in SIMULIA Tosca Structure

Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems defined in the FE model are accessible in SIMULIA Tosca Structure and can be referenced in the parameter file by their names.

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CS_DEF

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: