GetNodeProperties

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GetNodeProperties

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Returns the node properties in terms of initial co-ordinates, as specified directly by the user or after the Cable Pre-Static Step, if a cable was specified in the model.

Syntax

Value = GetNodeProperties( 

  revdbm, 

  revdbf, 

  node, 

  auxiliaryflag, 

  coord)

 

Description of arguments

Argument

Description

revdbm

Revision number of the motion database file. Integer scalar (input)

revdbf

Revision number of the force database file. Integer scalar (input)

node

Node number. Integer scalar (input)

auxiliaryflag

0 –standard node, 1 –auxiliary node. Integer scalar (input)

coord

Array holding node initial co-ordinates, as specified directly by the user or after the Cable Pre-Static Step. Real array of dimension (3) (output).


Index

Value represents

1

X Co-ordinate

2

Y Co-ordinate

3

Z Co-ordinate

 

Return Value

Value

Description

-2

Unknown value assigned to the auxiliary flag

-1

Data could not be accessed

0

Specified node is not in the database.

A positive value

Internal node index in the database. Co-ordinates are returned.