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LOC_BY_FLEXBODY_NODEID

Returns the location as a three-dimensional vector of a node on a flexible body.

Format

loc_by_flexbody_nodeid (flex_body, node_id)
 
flex_body
Name of the flexible body.
node_id
Node number.

Returns

If the node ID does not exist in the flexible body, LOC_BY_FLEXBODY_NODEID returns a location at the origin (0, 0, 0) with no warning.

Example

The following example creates a marker on ground that is coincident to node 1000 of flexible body link:
marker create marker=.ground.marker_1 &
location = (eval(LOC_BY_FLEXBODY_NODEID(link, 1000)))
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