geometry modify curve ellipse
Allows for modification of an existing ellipse object.
Format:
geometry modify curve ellipse |
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ellipse_name = | an existing ellipse |
new_ellipse_name = | a new ellipse |
adams_id = | adams_id |
comments = | string |
center_marker = | an existing marker |
major_radius = | length |
minor_radius = | length |
start_angle = | angle |
end_angle = | angle |
Example:
geometry modify curve ellipse & |
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ellipse_name = | ELLIPSE__1 & |
new_ellipse_name = | ELLIPSE__2 & |
comments = | "a modified ellipse" & |
center_marker = | Origin & |
major_radius = | 10 & |
minor_radius = | 6 & |
start_angle = | 0 & |
end_angle = | 180 |
Description:
Parameter | Value Type | Description |
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ellipse_name | An Existing Ellipse | Specifies an existing ellipse object |
new_ellipse_name | A New Ellipse | Specifies a new ellipse object |
adams_id | Adams_id | Specifies an integer used to identify this element in the Adams data file. |
comments | String | Specifies comments for the object being created or modified. |
center_marker | An Existing Marker | Specifies the marker at the center of a circle, an arc, the bottom of a cylinder, or the bottom of a frustum. |
major_radius | Length | The MAJOR_RADIUS parameter is used to specify the radius for the circular spine of the torus. |
minor_radius | Length | The MINOR_RADIUS parameter is used to specify the radius for the circular cross-sections of the torus. |
start_angle | Angle | |
end_angle | Angle | |
Extended Definition:
1. When you use the FILE ADAMS_DATA_SET WRITE command, Adams View writes an Adams data file for your model. Adams requires that each modeling element be identified by a unique integer identifier. If you use this parameter to specify a non-zero identifier, Adams View will use it in the corresponding statement in the Adams data file.
You may also enter zero as an identifier, either explicitly or by default. The next time you write an Adams file, Adams View will replace the zero with a unique, internally-generated identifier. Adams View will permanently store this identifier with the element just as if you had entered it yourself.
Normally, you would let all identifiers default to zero, and Adams View would generate the identifiers for you. You are never required to enter a non-zero identifier. You only need to specify it if, for some reason, you wish to control the Adams file output.
2. When an Adams Solver data file (.adm) is read into Adams View, all comments associated with a statement (from the end of the previous statement through the end of the current statement) are stored with the object. Comments in the data file can be associated with model. These comments must follow the title statement and be followed by the comment 'END OF MODEL COMMENTS'. This string must be uppercase.
When an Adams Solver data file is written, the comments for an object are written before the statement corresponding to the object.
3. If you are creating a circle or an arc, orient the center marker so that its z-axis is normal to the plane of the circle or to the plane of the arc. Similarly, if you are defining a cylinder or a frustum, orient the center marker so that its z-axis is normal to the bottom of the cylinder or the frustum.