Package mbdyn :: Module elements :: Class Gravity

Class Gravity

record.RecordBase --+                
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        record.Record --+            
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       common.BasicObject --+        
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  elements_base.CommonElement --+    
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 elements_base.ElementWithoutNode --+
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                                   Gravity

The MBDyn gravity object. This element is not attached to any node.

An example of use:

   grav = Gravity()
   grav.set_direction(0., 0., -1.)
   grav.set_value(9.81)

grav can then be added to the Simulation object by add_element.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, name='gravity') source code

set_direction(self, *args, **kargs)
Set the gravity direction

source code

Inherited from elements_base.ElementWithoutNode: set_mbdyn_value, set_node_label, set_value

Inherited from elements_base.CommonElement: do_as_init, set_default, update

Inherited from common.BasicObject: get_lines, get_mbdyn_instance, set_comment, set_label, set_name, set_simulation_ref

Inherited from record.Record: common_init_results, init_results, save, set_own_parameters, will_save, will_save_nothing, will_save_only

Inherited from record.Record (private): _save_direct_results, _save_results_with_actions, _try_to_add

Inherited from record.RecordBase: collect_own_parameters, collect_parameters, set_own_para, set_parameters

Inherited from record.RecordBase (private): _collect_own_para

Method Details

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init(self, name=`'gravity'`)
(Constructor)

source code

Overrides: elements_base.ElementWithoutNode.__init__

Class Gravity

__init__(self, name='gravity') (Constructor)

init(self, name=`'gravity'`)
(Constructor)