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ROTORDER - convert rotation axes and angles

 

Process Name

Menu Path

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ROTORDER

Command line only

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Introduction

Converts rotation axes and angles to a specified rotation order. Can be used to update a file in place, and retrieval criteria are supported.


Files, Fields and Parameters

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

IN

 Input file containing axes and angles to be reordered.

Input

Yes

Table

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

OUT

Output

Yes

Table

Output file. If this is set to the same file as IN then the input file fields will be modified.

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

ROTAXIS1

Field name for first rotation axis.

IN

Yes

Any

VAXIS1

ROTAXIS2

Field name for second rotation axis.

IN

Yes

Any

VAXIS2

ROTAXIS3

Field name for third rotation axis.

IN

Yes

Any

VAXIS3

ANGLE1

Field name for first rotation angle.

IN1

Yes

Any

VANGLE1

ANGLE2

Field name for second rotation angle.

IN1

Yes

Any

VANGLE2

ANGLE3

Field name for third rotation angle.

IN1

Yes

Any

VANGLE3

 

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Type

Default

OUTAXIS1

First rotation axis. 1=X, 2=Y, 3=Z. The first rotation is by ANGLE1 degrees clockwise around axis AXIS1 , when viewed along the axis from positive values towards the origin. An axis value of 0 means no rotation. (3).

Yes

Any

3

OUTAXIS2

Second rotation axis. 1=X, 2=Y, 3=Z. The second rotation is by ANGLE2 degrees clockwise around axis AXIS2 , when viewed along the axis from positive values towards the origin. An axis value of 0 means no rotation. (1).

Yes

Any

1

OUTAXIS3

Third rotation axis. 1=X, 2=Y, 3=Z. The first rotation is by ANGLE3 degrees clockwise around axis AXIS3 , when viewed along the axis from positive values towards the origin. An axis value of 0 means no rotation. (3).

Yes

Any

3