Model ElementThe
External element allows you to represent a geometric figure using an
external file. Supported file types are .x_t (Parasolid) or
.fem
Attribute Summary
| Name |
Property |
Modifiable by command? |
Designable? |
| rm |
Reference(Marker) |
No |
Yes |
| file |
FileName() |
|
| element |
String() |
|
| refinement_level |
Int() |
|
| material_inside |
Bool() |
|
| color |
String() |
|
| hidden |
Bool() |
No |
Usage
External(rm = cart_marker, file = CWD+r"/slotted_link.x_t",element = ['Link','Pin'])
Attributes
- rm
- Reference(Marker)The marker is used as a coordinate system for the external
graphic.
- file
- FileName()
- The path and file name for the external file. The file name can be expressed
as an absolute or relative path.
- element
- String()
- A string indicating the element of the external file that is being
graphically generated. Typically, a Parasolid file contains multiple
entities; the element string allows you to select the entity being
generated.
- refinement_level
- Int()
- Specifies the level of detail of the sphere entity. Default is 10.
- material_inside
- Bool()
- Specifies if the graphic has material inside or outside.
is_material_inside is a Boolean flag
(True/False).
- True means the geometry is solid. In other words, it is
filled with material and its exterior is devoid of material. Consequently,
the surface normals of the geometry point outward.
- False means the converse: The exterior of the geometry is
filled with material and the interior is devoid of material. In this case,
the surface normals of the geometry point inward.
- This flag is useful for reversing the surface normals of a geometry for
contact simulations
- color
- String()
- The color of the graphic for H3D animation. Specified as RGB (Red : Green :
Blue).
- hidden
- Boolean
- Specifies weather the graphics is being written to the H3D file or not.
- True implies that the graphic is hidden and is not
written to the H3D file.
- False implies that the graphic is not hidden and is
written to the H3D file.
- This attribute is optional. When not specified, it defaults to
False.
Comments
- See Properties
for an explanation about what properties are, why they are used, and how you can
extend these.