PTCV

Returns force component due to Constraint_PTCV element in reference frame of marker RM. v indicates whether the force acting on the I or J marker is desired.

Format

PTCV(id, jflag, comp, RM)

Arguments

id

The ID of the Constraint_PTCV element.

jflag

0 returns force acting on I marker.

1 returns force acting on J marker.

component

1: returns the force magnitude.
2: returns the force x component.
3: returns the force y component.
4: returns the force z component.
5: returns the torque magnitude.
6: returns the torque x component.
7: returns the torque y component.
8: returns the torque z component.

RM

The reference frame in which components are reported. RM=0 implies global frame.

Example

<Post_Request
     comment = "frc-expr"
     id      = "70000044"
     type    = "EXPRESSION"
     expr1   = "PTCV(10,0,1, 20)"
     expr2   = "PTCV(10,0,2, 20)"
     expr3   = "PTCV(10,0,3, 20)"
     expr4   = "PTCV(10,0,4, 20)"
     expr5   = "PTCV(10,0,5, 20)"
     expr6   = "PTCV(10,0,6, 20)"
     expr7   = "PTCV(10,0,7, 20)"
     expr8   = "PTCV(10,0,8, 20)"
/>

This request element stores the Constraint_PTCV element forces into column vectors F1 through F8 of the request "frc-expr".