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[siyangli1998]

Hello，

I would like to create a coordinate system at a specific point on a component in Ansys Workbench Motion, but I don’t know how to create a reference point.
I tried creating reference points in Fusion 360 and in Ansys SpaceClaim, but when I import the model into Mechanical, the reference points disappear.
Can anyone help me with this? I’d really appreciate it. Thank you very much!

[Ashish Khemka]

Hello,

Please see if the following post is of any help: Ansys motion local coordinate orientation reset in post-processing

Regards,

Ashish Khemka

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[siyangli1998]

Hello，thanks for your answer,

I tried to create a new coordinate system according to your instructions, but it doesn't seem to solve my problem. Let me describe my issue again: I want to establish a coordinate system at the position of the red point in the figure, so that I can select the correct rotation axis when creating a revolute joint for these two components in Mechanical. However, in my attempts, it seems that I can only select the center of mass coordinate system. Could you help me with this? Thank you! 

[Ashish Khemka]

Hello,

The following link will guide you to create coordinate systems. If you have a vertex at the above locations or if you know the x,y and z locations of the indicated point then you can easily create the coordinate system:

 

Chapter 8: Coordinate Systems

 

 

 

Regards,

Ashish Khemka