createSteelBar

Modeling FunctionCreates a bar between two given points.

Description

With createSteelBar, you can specify the radius and the density of the bar, which will be used to compute the mass and intertial properties. A rigid body, its cm marker, and a cylinder (graphics) are created and the body created is returned.

Usage

bar = createSteelBar (ipoint, jpoint, radius=None, density=7.8e-6, **kwds)

Input Arguments

ipoint: The starting point of the bar.
jpoint: The end point of the bar.
radius: The radius of the bar.
density: The density of the bar.
kwds: Other properties that define the graphic entities, for example, color.

Return Value

bar: The rigid body created.

Usage

# Create a bar between (0,0,0) and (1,1,1)
ipoint = Point(0,0,0)
jpoint = Point(1,1,1)
radius = 0.1
density = 1e6
bar = createSteelBar(
     ipoint = ipoint,  
     jpoint = jpoint,
     radius = radius,
     density = density
     )