point attributes
Attributes of points are the characteristics or properties of points which need to be set as per the requirement of the users.
Format:
point attributes |
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point_name = | an existing point |
scale_of_icons = | real |
visibility = | on/off/no_opinion/toggle |
name_visibility = | on/off/no opinion/toggle |
color = | an existing color |
active = | on/off/no opinion |
dependents_active = | on/off/no opinion |
Example:
point attributes & |
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point_name = | POINT__1 & |
scale_of_icons = | 1.2 & |
visibility = | on & |
name_visibility = | toggle & |
color = | tan & |
active = | on & |
dependents_active = | on |
Description:
Parameter | Value Type | Description |
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point name | An Existing Point | Specifies the name of the point for which you want to set attributes |
Scale of icon (Mutually exclusive with size_of_icons) | Real | Specifies the amount by which you want to scale the icons |
Size of icon (Mutually exclusive with scale_of_icons) | Real | Specifies the size, in modeling units, the Adams View icons will appear in. |
Visibility | Visibility_option | Specifies the visibility of geometry in a view |
Name visibility | Name_visibility_option | You can set the visibility of the point’s label to On or Off, or Toggle its current setting. Refer to the extended definition for visibility, for an explanation of the choices. |
Color | Color | Specifies the color of the icon |
Active | Active_option | Sets the activation status of the geometry during a simulation |
Dependents Active | Dep_active_option | Sets the active attribute for the dependents all the way down the dependency chain. |
Extended Definition:
1. The scale factor is relative to the current size set. If no initial size is specified for Adams View icons, the default size is one modeling LENGTH unit. For example, if the modeling units are K/M/S, a part axes icon has triad legs of one meter in length. When you specify scale_of_icons, Adams View calculates a new size by multiplying the current size by the scale, and storing the product as the new icon size.
2. If no initial size is specified for Adams View icons, the default size is one modeling LENGTH unit. For example, if the modeling units are K/M/S, a part axes icon has triad legs of one meter in length.
3. For the visibility parameter,
■on - The geometry is visible
■off - The geometry is invisible
■toggle - Reverses the current state of the geometry's visibility
■no_opinion - Inherits visibility from its parent
4. You can specify any color in the modeling database. If you specify no_color, Adams View uses the default color for this entity, if there is no color present in its parent modeling entity.
5. For the active parameter,
■Yes - The geometry is active
■No - The geometry is written to the dataset as a comment
■no_opinion - The geometry inherits the activation status from its parent
When you set the active attribute on an object, you are also setting it on the children of the object. If you set active=no on a part, but want the marker on that part to be on, then you must explicitly set active=yes on the marker, after setting activation on the part.
6. An example for the dependents_active parameter,
PART ATTRIBUTES PART=PAR1 DEPENDENTS_ACTIVE=NO
where, PAR1 has a marker MAR1, which is the I marker of a joint JOI1 (which has a J marker, MAR2), then JOI1 will be deactivated. Also, if the joint JOI1 is referenced in a request function, or if the I marker is referenced by a request, then the request will be deactivated. Propagation of activation status through groups is as if each element were to have its activation status changed individually.
Elements affected are:
■Group
■Part
■Differential Equation
■Marker
■Geometry
■Constraints
■Forces
■Data Elements