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 # `CoordinateSystem`

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

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#### *class* Ansys.ACT.Common.CoordinateSystem

Bases: [`object`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#object)

CoordinateSystem class

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## Overview

### Properties

NameDescription[`CoordinateSystemType`](#CoordinateSystem.CoordinateSystemType)Gets or sets the coordinate system type.[`Id`](#CoordinateSystem.Id)Gets or sets the ID of the coordinate system.[`Matrix`](#CoordinateSystem.Matrix)Gets or sets the matrix definition of the coordinate system.[`Name`](#CoordinateSystem.Name)Gets or sets the name of the coordinate system.[`Origin`](#CoordinateSystem.Origin)Gets or sets the origin of the coordinate system.[`XAxis`](#CoordinateSystem.XAxis)Gets or sets the X axis of the coordinate system.[`YAxis`](#CoordinateSystem.YAxis)Gets or sets the Y axis of the coordinate system.[`ZAxis`](#CoordinateSystem.ZAxis)Gets or sets the Z axis of the coordinate system.<a id="property-detail"></a>

## Property detail

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.CoordinateSystemType *: Ansys.ACT.Interfaces.Analysis.CoordinateSystemTypeEnum | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the coordinate system type.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.Id *: [int](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the ID of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.Matrix *: Iterable\[[float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the matrix definition of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.Name *: [str](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str) | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the name of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.Origin *: Iterable\[[float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the origin of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.XAxis *: Iterable\[[float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the X axis of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.YAxis *: Iterable\[[float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Y axis of the coordinate system.

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### *property* CoordinateSystem.ZAxis *: Iterable\[[float](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float)\] | [None](https://docs.python.org/3/library/constants.html#None)*

Gets or sets the Z axis of the coordinate system.