Shifting Points In Cylindric Coordinates

Points may be shifted cylindrically. Any object that contains directional information may be selected to define the axis of the cylinder about which the points are shifted.

The cylinder is the object defining the cylindrical coordinate system in the image above. The blue points were copied from the original points (green) and shifted 5.0” along the planar and radial directions.

To Shift Points in Cylindric Coordinates:

  1. From the menu, select Construct>New Points>Shift Points In Cylindric Coordinates.

  2. Select the object defining the cylindric coordinate system, followed by the points to be shifted.

  3. The Shift Points in Cylindric Coordinates dialog will appear. Enter the radial and planar shifts and the point group destination.

  1. Click Make Points to create the shifted points.