How to Define a Custom Reference Frame

How to Define a Custom Reference Frame

How to Define a Custom Reference Frame

  1. Click the Define Reference Frame icon .
  2. Click the Custom option in the Reference Frame tab.
  3. Place the MicroScribe stylus where you would like the origin of your physical workspace to be. Click with the trigger button to define the origin. A green check mark will appear next to the Origin label.
  4. Place the MicroScribe stylus in the direction you would like the positive X-axis to be in relation to the origin. Click with the trigger button to define the X-axis direction. A green check mark will appear next to the X Direction label. If the green check mark does not appear and a red X is shown near the bottom, you must select a new position for the X Direction.
  5. Place the MicroScribe stylus in the direction you would like the positive Y-axis to be in relation to the origin. Click with the trigger button to define the Y-axis direction. A green check mark will appear next to the Y Direction label. If the green check mark does not appear and a red X is shown near the bottom, you must select a new position for the Y Direction.


  6. The green arrow near the bottom right will verify that you have defined a valid Reference Frame. If a red X appears, select the Origin button again and redefine the three points.
  7. Click OK to use the Custom Reference Frame just defined. Click Cancel to use the default World Frame.
  8. Once a Custom Reference Frame has been defined, MUS will use that Reference Frame as the default instead of World Frame. Users may redefine the Reference Frame at any time by following steps 1-7 above.

You can press the Reset button at any time to reset the Origin, X and Y values to the default orientation, which is the same as the World Frame.

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