ESYS, KCN
Sets the element coordinate system attribute pointer.
KCNCoordinate system number:
0 | — | Use element coordinate system orientation as defined (either by default or by KEYOPT setting) for the element (default). |
N | — | Use element coordinate system orientation based on local coordinate system N (where N must be greater than 10). For global system 0, 1, or 2, define a local system N parallel to appropriate system with the LOCAL or CS command (for example: LOCAL,11,1). |
Identifies the local coordinate system to be used to define the element
coordinate system of subsequently defined elements. Used only with area and
volume elements. For non-layered volume elements, the local coordinate system
N is simply assigned to be the element coordinate system. For shell and layered
volume elements, the x and y axes of the local coordinate system N are projected
onto the shell or layer plane to determine the element coordinate system.
See Understanding the Element Coordinate System for
more details. N refers to the coordinate system reference number (KCN)
defined using the LOCAL (or similar) command. Element coordinate
system numbers may be displayed [/PNUM].