You can create local (or “session”) coordinate systems in the
Visualization module for postprocessing purposes: field output results can be
transformed to a specified user-defined coordinate system.
These user-defined coordinate systems can be fixed in space or
move with specified nodes as the model deforms. Session coordinate systems
persist for the duration of your session only and are available only for a
single output database; however, you can save session coordinate systems to
their associated output database file for use in subsequent
Abaqus
sessions.
You can rename or delete session coordinate systems from the
Coordinate System Manager or the Session
Coordinate Systems container in the
Results Tree
for the current output database. You can also display, highlight, and hide
individual coordinate systems by using their shortcuts from the
Results Tree
or by adding them to display groups. See
Managing display groups,
for more information about adding both session-based and output database–based
coordinate systems to display groups.