How to import Coordinate Systems into Femap via STEP?

[mkelley1961]

Does the import translator in Femap support coordinate systems? I have a CAD model with a number of important coordinate systems for defining boundary conditions. They do come thru when importing into other CAD packages, etc., but not Femap. Are there other methods to accomplish this task?

 

[Jetgirl8]

I typically create 3 lines for each coordinate system that I want brought in that way - from 0,0,0 to 1,0,0; 0,0,0 to 0,1,0; and 0,0,0 to 0,0,1. It's a bit tedious but I can then quickly create the CSYS from the geometry once imported into Femap. There might be more elegant methods, but this has worked for me.

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