createUJoint

Description

createUJoint creates the I and J marker and returns the joint object created. All properties of a universal joint are supported by keyword arguments.

Signature

joint = createUJoint(ibody, jbody, location, ishaft, jshaft, **kwds)

Input Arguments

ibody

The first body on which the joint is created.

jbody

The second body on which the joint is created.

location

The location where the joint is created.

ishaft

The direction of ishaft if a Vector is given, otherwise it defines the end point.

jshaft

The direction of jshaft if a Vector is given, otherwise it defines the end point.

kwds

Keyword arguments that define other properties of the joint.

Return Value

joint

The spherical joint created.

Usage

# Create a universal Joint at (1,1,1), ishaft=(1,0,0), jshaft=(0,0,1)
# Method 1: ishaft & jshaft defined by Vector
part1 = Part(mass=1, ip=[10,10,10], cm=Marker())
part2 = Part(mass=1, ip=[10,10,10], cm=Marker())
joint = createUJoint(
     ibody = part1, 
     jbody = part2,
     location = Point(1,1,1),
     ishaft = Vector(1,0,0),
     jshaft = Vector(0,0,1), 
     )
# Method 2: ishaft & jshaft defined by Point
part1 = Part(mass=1, ip=[10,10,10], cm=Marker())
part2 = Part(mass=1, ip=[10,10,10], cm=Marker())
joint = createUJoint(
     ibody = part1, 
     jbody = part2,
     location = Point(1,1,1),
     ishaft = Point(2,1,1),
     jshaft = Point(1,1,2),
     )