# Visualize User Defined Coordinate Systems

**URL:** <https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618 "2022-12-14T13:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kuhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Kuhl](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Kuhl)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:06pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618/1 "2022-12-14T13:06:52Z")

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Hi all,

does anyone know a way to visualize user defined coordinate systems or the local coordinate system of elements? This would be convinient to check if the orientations are defined correctly.

Thanks a lot for any hint!

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**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618/2 "2022-12-14T13:28:48Z")

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Local coordinate systems are not yet supported in PrePoMax.

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**Author:** ![celikan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@celikan](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/celikan)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618/3 "2022-12-14T20:03:57Z")

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If I understood correctly, CS is not supported in GUI. However, user/local CS could be applied manually by adding CalculiX keywords.  
In my 1/8 case study, I applied \*Transform to introduce cylindrical CS.

Correct me if I am wrong.

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**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visualize-user-defined-coordinate-systems/618/4 "2022-12-14T20:15:22Z")

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Yes, it can be defined using keywords. But the question is about visualizing it and that’s not yet possible.