*relativerotatedummyjoint

Syntax

*relativerotatedummyjoint entities collectorId axis rotAngle parentChild

Type

HyperMesh Tcl Modify

Description

Rotates a dummy joint relative to its current location.

Inputs

entities

The entity type. Currently, only components is supported.

collectorId

The id of the collector that is part of the parent/child system. The parent or child system itself will be rotated, depending on the parentChild toggle.

axis

The axis of the child that we want to rotate about.

• 0 X axis
• 1 Y axis
• 2 Z axis

rotAngle

The number of degrees to rotate about the axis.

parentChild

If set to 0, the child is rotated about its own axis. If set to 1, the parent is rotated about the child’s axis.

Example

To rotate a joint around the child’s X axis by 25 degrees specifying the collector that contains the system for the elbow joint:

*relativerotatedummyjoint(components, 1, 0, 25, 0)

Errors

None.