Rectangle
Visualizing a planar rectangular surface
Library
Mechanics/MultiBody/Visualizers
Description
This model visualizes a planar rectangle. The center of the rectangle is located at connector frame_a (visualized by the red coordinate system in the figure below). The figure below shows two rectangles of the same parameters
nu = 8, nv = 3, length_u = 3, length_v = 2.
The green rectangle on the right is visualized in wireframe thus highlighting the influence of the discretization. Moreover, the u-axis of this rectangle is modified so that the rectangle is rotated about the z-axis of frame_a.
Parameters
| Name | Label | Description | Data Type | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mo_animation | animation | = true, if animation shall be enabled | Scalar | true |
mo_direction_u | direction_u | Vector along u-axis of rectangle resolved in frame_a | Vector of size 3 | |
mo_direction_v | direction_v | Vector along v-axis of rectangle resolved in frame_a | Vector of size 3 | |
mo_length_u | length_u | Length of rectangle in direction u | Scalar | |
mo_length_v | length_v | Length of rectangle in direction v | Scalar | |
mo_nu | nu | Number of points in direction u | Scalar | |
mo_nv | nv | Number of points in direction v | Scalar | |
mo_wireframe | wireframe | = true: 3D model will be displayed without faces | Scalar | true |
mo_color | color | Color of surface | Vector of size 3 | |
mo_specularCoefficient | specularCoefficient | Reflection of ambient light (= 0: light is completely absorbed) | Scalar | |
mo_transparency | transparency | Transparency of shape: 0 (= opaque) ... 1 (= fully transparent) | Scalar |
Ports
| Name | Type | Description | IO Type | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
frame_a | implicit | Coordinate system in which visualization data is resolved | input | 1 |