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Spherical Geometry

Display a sphere in your 3-D model

 

Description

Connections

Parameters

See Also

Description

A Spherical Geometry component adds a sphere visualization to 3-D playback.

Connections

Name

Condition

Description

Modelica ID

frame_a

 

Connection frame at the center of the sphere.

frame_a

inputColor

Dynamic Color = true

Defines the shape color. Must be connected to the output of a Color Blend component.

inputColor

r_in

Use input = true

Signal input defining the radius of the sphere.

r_in

Parameters

Name

Default

Units

Condition

Description

Modelica ID

radius

0.2

m

Use input = false

Radius of the sphere.

radius

color

red

 

Dynamic Color = false

Color of the sphere. For information on using the color selection tools, see Selecting Colors.

color

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

Use Input

 

 

When checked (true), radius is given via a real input signal.

useInput

See Also

Visualization Components

Multibody Overview

The 3-D Visualization Environment

Adding Attached Shapes from the MapleSim Component Library

Adding Attached Shapes from an External File