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Point-to-Curve Force (PTCV)

Returns a force or torque induced by a specified point-to-curve object on one of the two bodies connected by the point-to-curve object.
 
Note:  
PTCV can only be used for output purposes. Therefore, it can be used only with output request and sensor objects.

Format

PTCV (Point-to-Curve Name, On This Body, Component, Along/About Axes)

Arguments

 
Point-to-Curve Name
(Required) Point-to-curve object for which the force is measured.
On This Body
(Required) Body on which the force is measured.
The legal values are:
■0 = forces and torques on the first body, at the I marker
■1 = forces and torques on the second body, at the J marker
Force Component
(Required) Force or torque component you want to measure.
The legal values are:
■Fm = 1 = force magnitude
■Fx = 2 = x component of the force
■Fy = 3 = y component of the force
■Fz = 4 = z component of the force
■Tm = 5 = torque magnitude
■Tx = 6 = x component of the torque
■Ty = 7 = y component of the torque
■Tz = 8 = z component of the torque
Along/About Axes
(Optional) Coordinate system marker in which the results are measured.
To have your results measured in the global coordinate system, do one of the following:
■If you're entering your function through the Assist dialog box, leave the Along/About Axes text box empty.
■If you're entering your function directly in the function text box, enter a 0.

Example

The following function returns the x component of the force vector acting on the first body (at the I marker) of .model_1.ptcv_31, measured along the x-axis of the global coordinate system:
PTCV(.model_1.ptcv_31, 0, 2, 0)
Learn more about force in object functions.