.Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.Torus

Information

Model Torus visualizes a torus. The center of the torus is located at connector frame_a (visualized by the red coordinate system in the figure below). The left image below shows a torus with R = 0.5 m and r = 0.2 m. The right images below shows the torus with the additional parameter settings:

opening    =   45 degree
startAngle = -135 degree
stopAngle  =  135 degree

In the advanced menu the discretization of the surface visualization can be defined by the number n_R of points along the major radius of the torus and by the number n_r of points along the minor radius of the torus. In case the torus is closed (that is, opening = 0 degree), the actual number of points is one less (that is n_R - 1, n_r - 1), because the first and the last point of the parametrization coincide in this case.

Revisions

• July 2010 by Martin Otter
  Adapted to the new Surface model.
• July 2005 by Dirk Zimmer (practical training at DLR)
  First version to visualize a multi-level tyre wheel model.