Origin of the imported geometry

kh.aa · March 18, 2017, 12:21

I drew a model on AutoCAD with a left corner set at origin(0,0,0)
Once I imported it in the POINTWISE, the origin changed somewhere else ?

How Can I define the origin in POINTWISE to be in a specific place?

Thanks

jchawner · March 19, 2017, 18:21

When you say that Pointwise changed the origin, are you referring to the red x-y-z axes drawn in the Display window? Those are centered on the object by default and are the center of rotation. You can move those axes wherever you want. If you turn on the blue XYZ axes, those are always positioned at (0,0,0).

Otherwise, I can't think of how the origin of coordinates got moved.

kh.aa · March 20, 2017, 03:04

Actually, It was an AutoCAD problem, the geometry was not positioned at the WORLD UCS of CAD

Thanks anyway

March 18, 2017, 12:21	Origin of the imported geometry	#1
kh.aa Member Khaled Ahmad Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 10	I drew a model on AutoCAD with a left corner set at origin(0,0,0) Once I imported it in the POINTWISE, the origin changed somewhere else ? How Can I define the origin in POINTWISE to be in a specific place? Thanks

March 19, 2017, 18:21		#2
jchawner Senior Member John Chawner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA Posts: 275 Rep Power: 18	When you say that Pointwise changed the origin, are you referring to the red x-y-z axes drawn in the Display window? Those are centered on the object by default and are the center of rotation. You can move those axes wherever you want. If you turn on the blue XYZ axes, those are always positioned at (0,0,0). Otherwise, I can't think of how the origin of coordinates got moved. __________________ John Chawner / jrc@pointwise.com / www.pointwise.com Blog: http://blog.pointwise.com/ on Twitter: @jchawner

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Connect imported geometry from solidworks	nickg54	ANSYS	0	October 12, 2015 17:15
[DesignModeler] Imported geometry file with 84 bodies and parts, how to solve it?	sifet	ANSYS Meshing & Geometry	1	August 21, 2015 15:01
[ANSYS Meshing] Internal Geometry not imported to CFX from ICEM	faisal_durr	ANSYS Meshing & Geometry	0	August 12, 2015 08:21
[DesignModeler] Creating a body part from an imported geometry	tec	ANSYS Meshing & Geometry	0	July 27, 2015 07:09
[snappyHexMesh] Open surface - geometry imported from solidworks	augusto.s.b	OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion	1	April 24, 2013 23:17

March 20, 2017, 03:04		#3
kh.aa Member Khaled Ahmad Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 10	Actually, It was an AutoCAD problem, the geometry was not positioned at the WORLD UCS of CAD Thanks anyway