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Coordinate System Object

The coordinate system object shows the X, Y, and Z axis in the colors red, green, and blue respectively. In the three planes (XY, ZX, ZY) a grid plane can be shown with a grid spacing specified by the user.

General Tab

Name: Object name as seen in the Object Manager
Visible: Show/Hide the coordinate system

Position:
Specifies the center of the coordinate system
Easting: Easting (X coordinate)
Northing: Northing (Y coordinate)
Elevation: Elevation (Z coordinate)
Scene Extent Lower Left: Set the Easting and Northing to lower left of current scene extent.

Handle Tab

Settings for the center sphere handle.
Visible: Show/Hide the handle.
Radius: Radius of the sphere in scene units.

Axes Tab

Settings for the X, Y and Z axes.

X, Y, and Z axes
Visible: Show/Hide the axis
Minimum: Minimum axis value
Maximum: Maximum axis value
Radius: Axis cylinder radius
Slices: Number of slices in axis cylinder
Head Height: Arrow head height
Head Radius: Arrow head radius
Color: Axis color

Grids Tab

Settings for the three grids in the horizontal and two vertical planes: XY (Horizontal), XZ (Vertical East-West), YZ (Vertical North-South). The two vertical planes are affected by the vertical scale in the scene.

XY (Horizontal):
Visible: Show/Hide the grid
Grid Spacing X: Horizontal X Grid spacing
Grid Spacing Y: Horizontal Y Grid spacing

XZ (Vertical East-West):
Visible: Show/Hide the grid
Grid Spacing X: Horizontal X Grid spacing
Grid Spacing Z: Vertical Z Grid spacing (affected by vertical scale)

YZ (Vertical North-South):
Visible: Show/Hide the grid
Grid Spacing Y: Horizontal Y Grid spacing
Grid Spacing Z: Vertical Z Grid spacing (affected by vertical scale)

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