Package mbdyn :: Package elts :: Module force :: Class GeneralForce

Class GeneralForce

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

Known Subclasses:: Couple, Force

A general force for the FORCE group of MBDyn. This class is abstract and used to defined the top classes Force and Couple.

Instance Methods

__init__(self, name)

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set_type(self, force_type, com=None)
Set the type of force

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set_direction(self, *args, **kargs)
Set the direction of the force

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set_amplitude(self, value, com=None)
Set the amplitude of the force

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init_results(self)
Initialize the results before running the simulation

source code

get_mbdyn_instance(self)
Get the MBDyn instance from mbdyn.bindings

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Inherited from elements_base.ElementWithNode: attach_to_node, set_node_label, set_relative_from

Inherited from elements_base.CommonElement: do_as_init, set_default, 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)
(Constructor)

Overrides: elements_base.ElementWithNode.__init__

init_results(self)

Initialize the results before running the simulation

Overrides: record.Record.init_results

get_mbdyn_instance(self)

Get the MBDyn instance from mbdyn.bindings

Overrides: common.BasicObject.get_mbdyn_instance