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GetKinematicValue

Purpose

This function retrieves the position, velocity or acceleration of a node in a particular degree of freedom at a particular time step.

Syntax

GetKinematicValue (string DatabaseName, int TimeIndex, int ParameterType, int NodeIndex, int DOFNo)

Parameters

DatabaseName (character string). The full path name to the relevant database.

TimeIndex (integer). The relevant time index.

ParameterType (integer). The Parameter Type Index for the motion database. The values are as follows:

1Motion

2Velocity

3Acceleration

NodeIndex (integer). The relevant node index.

DOFNo (integer). The Degree of Freedom (1 to 6).

Error Codes

-9999998 (if the specified database is invalid)

-9999999 (if the requested value cannot be retrieved from the database)