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Torque Arrow

Display a curved arrow that indicates the torque direction and a cylinder that represents the torque magnitude

	Description
	During an animation, the height of the arrow changes to represent the instantaneous torque 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 Torque Arrow see Using the Torque Arrow.

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
frame_a	Defines the position of Torque Arrow in the 3D visualization	frame_a
torque	Torque input from the Force and Moment sensor	torque

Parameters

Symbol	Default	Description	Modelica ID
scale	1	Torque magnitude scale factor ( $n$ ). The torque magnitude ( $Nm$ ) is divided by this number ( $n$ ), to give ( $\frac{Nm}{n}$ ).	scale
color	red	Defines the arrow and cylinder color. 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

	See Also
	Adding Attached Shapes From an External File Adding Attached Shapes From the MapleSim Component Library Force and Moment Sensor Force Arrow Main 3-D Toolbar Multibody Overview Playback Controls Playing a Tracking Animation The 3-D Visualization Environment Using the Force Arrow Using the Torque Arrow Visualization Components

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