*Output() - output expressions

Creates output with expression components.

Syntax

*Output(out_name,"out_label",EXPR, expr1, expr2, expr3, expr4, expr5, expr6)

Arguments

out_name: The variable name of the output.; Data type: varname
out_label: The descriptive label of the output.; Data type: label
EXPR: An argument that indicates the output type.
expr1: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the second component of the output.; Data type: string
expr2: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the third component of the output.; Data type: string
expr3: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the fourth component of the output.; Data type: string
expr4: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the sixth component of the output.; Data type: string
expr5: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the seventh component of the output.; Data type: string
expr6: A number, MDL expression, or solver expression for the eighth component of the output.; Data type: string

Example

*RevJoint    "Steering wheel jt",
(j_st_wheel,           b_str_wheel, 
                   b_body, 
                   p_str_wheel, 
                   p_tilt_jt)
*Body(b_body, "Vehicle body", p_cg)
*Output(str_req, "Misc calculations", 
                EXPR, 
                `-AZ({j_st_wheel.i.id, %d}, 
                     {j_st_wheel.j.id, %d})*RTOD`, 
                `-TZ({j_st_wheel.i.id, %d}, 
                     {j_st_wheel.j.id, %d}, 
                     {j_st_wheel.j.id, %d})/1355.81`, 
                 `DX({b_body.cm.id, %d })`, 
                 `DY({b_body.cm.id, %d })`, 
                 `DZ({b_body.cm.id, %d })`, 
                 `DX({b_body.cm.id, %d })-1000.0`)

Context

*BeginMdl()

*DefineAnalysis()

*DefineSystem()

Properties

Table 1.
Property	Returns Data Type	Description
varname	string	Variable name of the output.
label	string	Output label.
state	Boolean	Returns active state of entity (True or False).
id	integer	ID number of the output.
idstring	string	ID of output in string format.
note	string	Descriptive note on the output entity (if any).
cnames	string array	An array of 8 string values that sets component names for f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8 expressions. Refer to Comments below.
cunits	string array	An array of 8 string values that sets units for component names for f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8 expressions. Refer to Comments below.
f2_expr	string	Second component of the output.
f3_expr	string	Third component of the output.
f4_expr	string	Fourth component of the output.
f6_expr	string	Sixth component of the output.
f7_expr	string	Seventh component of the output.
f8_expr	string	Eighth component of the output.

Comments

This form of the *Output() statement can be used to request values of up to six solver expressions from the solver.

The expressions by default have components names as F2, F3, F4, F6, F7 & F8. MotionView currently does not support expressions with component names F1 & F5.

You can specify the component names and units using the *Set statement on the output entity, datamember, cnames, and cunits. See the following example:

*Output( o_disp, "Output 0", EXPR, `DX({b_0.cm.idstring})`, `DY({b_0.cm.idstring})`, 
`DZ({b_0.cm.idstring})`, `0`, `0`, `0` ) 
*Set( o_disp.cnames, {"Mag","Displacement X","Displacement Y","Displacement 
Z","RMAG","Rot X","Rot Y","Rot Z"} ) 
*Set( o_disp.cunits, {"mm","mm","mm","mm","rad","rad","rad","rad"} )