modelDoubleArrow

Visualizing a double arrow with variable size

Information

Model DoubleArrow defines a double arrow that is dynamically visualized at the defined location (see variables below). Nonetheless, visualizing physical vectors by means of Vector can be better option in many cases.

model Visualizers.Advanced.DoubleArrow

The dialog variables R, r, r_tail, r_head, color, specularCoefficient, and headAtOrigin are declared as (time varying) input variables. If the default equation is not appropriate, a corresponding modifier equation has to be provided in the model where an Arrow instance is used, e.g., in the form

Visualizers.Advanced.DoubleArrow doubleArrow(r_head = {sin(time),cos(time},0})

Variable color is an Integer vector with 3 elements, {r, g, b}, and specifies the color of the shape. {r, g, b} are the "red", "green" and "blue" color parts. Note, r, g and b are given in the range 0 … 255. The predefined type MultiBody.Types.Color contains a menu definition of the colors used in the MultiBody library together with a color editor.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Types.VectorQuantityquantityTypes.VectorQuantity.TorqueKind of physical quantity represented by the vector

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Frames.OrientationRFrames.nullRotation()Orientation object to rotate the world frame into the arrow frame
SI.Position[3]r{0, 0, 0}Position vector from origin of world frame to origin of arrow frame, resolved in world frame
SI.Position[3]r_tail{0, 0, 0}Position vector from origin of arrow frame to double arrow tail, resolved in arrow frame
Real[3]r_head{0, 0, 0}Vector from double arrow tail to the head of the double arrow, resolved in arrow frame
Types.ColorcolorModelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Types.Defaults.ArrowColorColor of double arrow
Types.SpecularCoefficientspecularCoefficientworld.defaultSpecularCoefficientMaterial property describing the reflecting of ambient light (= 0 means, that light is completely absorbed)
BooleanheadAtOrigintrue= true, if the vector is pointing towards the origin of vector frame