Body

Defines a body object that mostly parallels CAE Fidesys Body class.

Inheritance

Class Member Functions

[ float ]	get_mass_props	Get the mass properties of the Body, specifically the center of gravity.
int	point_containment	Get whether a point is in, on, or outside the Body.
float	volume	Get the volume of the Body.
Bool	is_sheet_body	Get whether the Body is a sheet body or not.

Member Function Documentation

[ float ] get_mass_props()

Get the mass properties of the Body, specifically the center of gravity.

Example

 props = body.get_mass_props()

Return

A vector (or list) of numerical data corresponding to the center of gravity of the body with indices as follows: 0 - x coordinate 1 - y coordinate 2 - z coordinate

int point_containment(loc_in)

Get whether a point is in, on, or outside the Body.

Example

 on_out_in = body.point_containment([0,0,0])

Parameters

loc_in

Return

Whether a point is unknown (-1), outside (0), in (1), or on (2) the Body

float volume()

Get the volume of the Body.

Example

 vol = body.volume()

Return

The volume of the Body

Bool is_sheet_body()

Get whether the Body is a sheet body or not.

Example

 is_sheet = body.is_sheet_body()

Return

Whether the Body is a sheet body or not