Package mbdyn :: Package elts :: Module force :: Class Force

Class Force

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.ElementWithNode --+    
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                         GeneralForce --+
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                                       Force

Known Subclasses:: BindingsForce, ConservativeForce

The top class of all the forces.

Instance Methods

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

set_default(self)
Set the default force option.

source code

set_arm(self, *args, **kargs)
Set the arm of the force

source code

Inherited from GeneralForce: get_mbdyn_instance, init_results, set_amplitude, set_direction, set_type

Inherited from elements_base.ElementWithNode: attach_to_node, set_node_label, set_relative_from

Inherited from elements_base.CommonElement: do_as_init, update

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

Inherited from record.Record: common_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

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

Overrides: GeneralForce.__init__

set_default(self)

Set the default force option. It will be a direction along the z axis, and null arm offset and an amplitude of 1.

Overrides: elements_base.CommonElement.set_default