On Spherical Faces
You can use this option only when all the selected faces are spherical. Each face can have a different center. The radial, longitude, and latitude directions for each face are based on its own center.
Attribute
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Value
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Possible DOFs for solid meshes
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3 translations
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Possible DOFs for shell meshes
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3 translations and 3 rotations
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3D symbol
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![](doc1292870159314.image)
translation
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![](doc1292870160611.image)
rotation
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Selectable entities
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Spherical faces only
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Translations
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Radial
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Longitude
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Latitude
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Rotations (for shells only)
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About radial direction
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About longitude direction
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About latitude direction
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The radial, longitude, and latitude directions of a spherical face are illustrated in the figure. Use Show preview to identify the latitude and longitude directions.
![](doc1292870162892.image)