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Then click on the isometric view button on the right toolbar.

Note the orientation of the x-y-z triad at the bottom in the isometric view. The Pan-Zoom-Rotate menu, as the name indicates, can be used to change the viewing direction, zoom in and out and rotate the model. Close this menu.

ANSYS reports "csys=1" at the top of the Graphics window, csys referring to the coordinate system. This is a quick way to check the current active coordinate system.

Create Volume

We'll next generate a volume from the 8 keypoints. The order of the keypoints should be around the bottom first and then the top.

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Utility Menu > WorkPlane > Change Active CS to > Global CartesianANSYS reports "csys=0" at the top of the Graphics window.

The lines (i.e. edges) connecting the keypoints that ANSYS generates during the volume creation are "straight" in the active coordinate system. Since we want these edges to be straight, the active coordinate system needs to be Cartesian rather than a curvilinear system like the Cylindrical.

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Utility Menu > Plot > Lines

Turn off the background (otherwise it looks like the line connecting keypoints 7 and 8 is missing):

Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Background > Display Picture Background

Save Your Work

Toolbar > SAVE_DB

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