Feature representation

[[Lu...]]

Is there a way to represent 14.1-14.3 true pos as a cartesian coordinates, but then 21.1-21.6 to represent as cylinder coordinates?

[[Mi...]]

Click the + sign in the top left of the features representation window and add the circles you want to be Cylinder coordinates, you'll see they make a branch in the tree under Circle.

Then click Circle and change back to Cartesian.

Doing it that what will make all your circles Cartesian by default, except the ones you selected.

[[Lu...]]

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Perfect! quick and easy! thank you very much Michael

[[Je...]]

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As Michael said. The characteristic properties are driven from the features. You must change the relevant feature in order to change the coordinate system type. If you wish to show multiple versions (a polar and a cartesian) you would need to create a second feature, and set a RECALL FEATURE POINTS to pull the points from the original feature (be aware if you a creating a recall from a feature with or without point data included, it changes the behavior of the import. This is hugely important in Curve). Change its feature representation and you can then output the alternate coordinate method as well in characteristics.

[[Mi...]]

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Yeah... it's great when you have parts with a ton of holes that have a Position callout that you want to report in Polar AND a directional Position that requires Cartesian. Tedious.

I wish the Position callout could select the coordinate system independently of the features.

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[[Se...]]

Reminds me of an old story...

https://portal.zeiss.com/my-voice/softw%20...%208eb63b1f2b

It's always so fastidious to switch between the two types of representation! The solution seems so simple to me, and I hope I'm not the only one... But perhaps I'm seeing the problem too simplistically. 🙄