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# DMSetCoordinateDM
Sets the `DM` that prescribes coordinate layout and scatters between global and local coordinates
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"
PetscErrorCode DMSetCoordinateDM(DM dm, DM cdm)
```
Logically Collective
## Input Parameters
- ***dm -*** the `DM`
- ***cdm -*** coordinate `DM`
## See Also
`DM`, `DMGetCoordinateDM()`, `DMSetCoordinates()`, `DMGetCellCoordinateDM()`, `DMSetCoordinatesLocal()`, `DMGetCoordinates()`, `DMGetCoordinatesLocal()`,
`DMGSetCellCoordinateDM()`
## Level
intermediate
## Location
src/dm/interface/dmcoordinates.c
## Examples
src/snes/tutorials/ex12.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex7.c
src/snes/tutorials/ex77.c
src/ts/tutorials/ex47.c
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