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SetCoordinates

SetCoordinates[coordsys]
sets the default coordinate system to be coordsys with default variables.

SetCoordinates[coordsys[c₁, c₂, c₃]]
sets the default coordinate system to be coordsys with variables c₁, c₂, and c₃.

To use SetCoordinates, you first need to load the Vector Analysis Package using Needs["VectorAnalysis`"].

Certain coordinate systems have parameters associated with them, and these parameters can be set by specifying the full description of the coordinate system.

Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]

Use SetCoordinates to change the default coordinate system: