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How to change orientation of coordinate system in profile?

- March 3, 2026 at 9:10 am
  
  tvbn
  Subscriber
  
  Hi all,
  I'm wondering if it is possible to rotate the coordinate system of the profile around the Y-axis with -90 degrees. This would make Femap profiles (called properties) easier to replicate as the standard Ansys profile coordinate system (right image) is different to the Femap coordinate system (left image). Or is there maybe an easier way to correctly import a Femap profile into Ansys? I have the specs of the profiles from Femap in the form below.
  
  Thanks!
- March 16, 2026 at 1:01 pm
  
  Niki Papachristou
  Forum Moderator
  
  Hi Subscriber,
  My first suggestion would be to try and rotate your object by using the tilt about Y. However, I had a further look about Femap data and I think it is better to use the STAR module within Zemax for this data transformation: Simcenter Femap with Nastran extension for STAR data export.
  Kind Regards,
  Niki

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