Force Arrow
Display an arrow to indicate the force magnitude and direction on a component
Description
Connections
Parameters
See Also
During an animation, the height of the arrow changes to represent the instantaneous force magnitude and direction acting on a component. You must connect this component in parallel with a multibody Force and Moment sensor in your model. For more information on how to use the Force Arrow see Using the Force Arrow.
Name
Modelica ID
frame_a
Defines the position of Force Arrow base in the 3D visualization
force
Force input from the Force and Moment sensor
Default
Units
scale
1
N/m
Force Arrow scale factor. The force arrow length [m] is calculated by dividing the force magnitude [N] (input) by this scale factor.
color
red
Defines the arrow and cylinder color. For information on using the color selection tools, see Selecting Colors.
Dynamic Color
Select this option to enable the Dynamic Color port. With the Dynamic Color port enabled, you can use the Color Blend component to change color throughout the simulation.
isInputColor
Transparent
Select this option to make the geometry component transparent.
transparent
Adding Attached Shapes From an External File
Adding Attached Shapes From the MapleSim Component Library
Force and Moment Sensor
Main 3-D Toolbar
Multibody Overview
Playback Controls
Playing a Tracking Animation
The 3-D Visualization Environment
Torque Arrow
Using the Force Arrow
Using the Torque Arrow
Visualization Components
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