MarkerBodyCable2DShape

A special Marker attached to a 2D ANCF beam finite element with cubic interpolation and 8 coordinates.

Additional information for MarkerBodyCable2DShape:

• This Marker has/provides the following types = Object, Body, Coordinate

The item MarkerBodyCable2DShape with type = ‘BodyCable2DShape’ has the following parameters:

• name [type = String, default = ‘’]:

  marker’s unique name
• bodyNumber [type = ObjectIndex, default = invalid (-1)]:

  body number to which marker is attached to
• numberOfSegments [type = PInt, default = 3]:

  number of number of segments; each segment is a line and is associated to a data (history) variable; must be same as in according contact element
• verticalOffset [type = Real, default = 0.]:

  vertical offset from beam axis in positive (local) Y-direction; this offset accounts for consistent computation of positions and velocities at the surface of the beam
• visualization [type = VMarkerBodyCable2DShape]:

  parameters for visualization of item

The item VMarkerBodyCable2DShape has the following parameters:

• show [type = Bool, default = True]:

  set true, if item is shown in visualization and false if it is not shown

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DESCRIPTION of MarkerBodyCable2DShape

Relevant Examples and TestModels with weblink:

ANCFcontactCircle.py (Examples/), ANCFcontactCircle2.py (Examples/), ANCFmovingRigidbody.py (Examples/), ANCFslidingJoint2D.py (Examples/), beltDriveALE.py (Examples/), beltDriveReevingSystem.py (Examples/), beltDrivesComparison.py (Examples/), sliderCrank3DwithANCFbeltDrive.py (Examples/), sliderCrank3DwithANCFbeltDrive2.py (Examples/), ANCFcontactCircleTest.py (TestModels/), ANCFcontactFrictionTest.py (TestModels/), ANCFmovingRigidBodyTest.py (TestModels/), ANCFslidingAndALEjointTest.py (TestModels/)

The web version may not be complete. For details, consider also the Exudyn PDF documentation : theDoc.pdf