pointAbsRelType

What the components mean depends on the CPACS element in which the point is used, e.g. the translation of a transformation (transformationType) or the location of a mass.

The attribute @refType states whether the values refer to the local coordinate system of the parent (absLocal, the default) or to the global coordinate system (absGlobal). Which node is the parent and how the local coordinate system is defined is described by the element that uses the point; for a translation, see transformationType. For a node without parent, both values refer to the global coordinate system.

The translation of a vertical tail, relative to the origin of the fuselage it is attached to:

<translation refType="absLocal">
    <x>22</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <z>0.8</z>
</translation>

Translation relative to the parent

Attributes

Name	Type	Constraints	Use	Default	Description
`@externalDataDirectory`	`xsd:string`		optional		Directory of the external file the element was read from, as URI
`@externalDataNodePath`	`xsd:string`		optional		Path of the parent element in the merged dataset, at which the element was inserted from an external file
`@externalFileName`	`xsd:string`		optional		Name of the external file the element was read from
`@refType`	`xsd:string`	2 values	optional	`absLocal`	Coordinate system the values refer to
`@uID`	`xsd:ID`		optional		UID

Child elements

Name	Type	OccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.	Description
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
`x`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	X component
`y`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Y component
`z`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Z component

Used by

In a dataset · 1953 paths

In the schema · 5 declarations

Type	Name
`genericMassType`	`location`
`mRibType`	`location`
`strutAssemblyType`	`endPoint`
`transformationSE3Type`	`translation`
`transformationType`	`translation`