Spring Geometry
Display a coil shape in your 3-D model
Description
Connections
Parameters
See Also
The length of the coil shape is displayed between the points at which frame_a and frame_b are connected in the model workspace. In the 3-D Visualization Area, the windings of the coil surround the implicit geometry.
If you connect this shape to the frames of a single component,
the coil shape is displayed over the implicit geometry that represents the component in the 3-D Visualization Area.
If you connect this component to the frames of two different modeling components,
the coil shape spans multiple components.
Name
Modelica ID
frame_a
Defines the location of one coil end.
frame_b
Defines the location of the second coil end.
Default
Units
windings
6
m
Number of coil windings.
radius1
1
Radius of the coil.
radius2
0.3
Radius of the coil tubing.
color
red
Color of the coil. 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
Visualization Components
Multibody Overview
The 3-D Visualization Environment
Adding Attached Shapes From the MapleSim Component Library
Adding Attached Shapes From an External File
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