Configure Vehicle Model To Move In The Forward X Direction

Christopher_Fadanelli
Christopher_Fadanelli
Altair Employee
edited April 2023 in Altair HyperWorks

By default in MotionView, the vehicle's reference frame is consistent with the reference frame used by practically all vehicle manufacturers. This is known as SAE format. Where the positive Z axis direction is the vehicles up direction, the positive Y axis direction is the vehicle's right direction and the positive X axis direction is the rearward direction. 

The goal of this article is to show how to configure the vehicle to move in the Forward X direction. Which is demonstrated in the video below.