Metadata File Format

The metadata file consists of multiple data blocks denoted by keyword pairs.

The file begins with the header information block and is followed by one or more body blocks. The header information block must begin with Begin_Header and end with End_Header. Each body block is must begin with Begin_Body and end with End_Body.

Each body block begins with a body information data section followed by one or multiple request blocks that begin with Begin_Request and end with End_Request. The body information section provides detailed information about the body on which force outputs are requested. In each request block, detailed information about the force action points, action/reaction/reference markers are provided.

The number of Begin_Body and End_Body blocks depends on the number of bodies that have force output requests. Each Begin_Request and End_Request block corresponds to a force REQUEST statement in the ADAMS or MotionSolve input deck.

The general structure of a metadata file is shown below:

Begin_Header
	<The Header Information>
End_Header
Begin_Body
	<Body Information>
	<Begin_Marker>
		<LPRF Marker Information>
	<End_Marker>
	<Begin_Marker>
		<CM Marker Information>
	<End_Marker>
	Begin_Request
		<Request Information>
		<Begin_Marker>
			<Action Marker Information>
		<End_Marker>
		<Begin_Marker>
			<Reaction Marker Information>
		<End_Marker>
		<Begin_Marker>
			<Reference Marker Information>
		<End_Marker>
	End_Request
	Begin_Request
	End_Request
	…
	Begin_Request
	End_Request
End_Body
Begin_Body
	…
	Begin_Request
	End_Request
End_Body
…
Begin_Body
	…
	Begin_Request
	End_Request
End_Body