*ORIENTATION

Y
Z

S

YSTEM = CYLINDRICAL

S

YSTEM = SPHERICAL

Z (meridional)baY (circumferentia
l)
X (radial)
X (radial)
Y (tangential)
Zb
a
X (global)
Y
Z
X (global)
S
YSTEM = Z RECTANGULAR
S
YSTEM = RECTANGULAR
a
b
c
Y
X
Z
a
b
c
Z
Y
X
Y
Z
X (global)
Y
Z
X (global)
Figure 15.1–1 Orientation systems.

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