User`s guide

1 Getting Started
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Build Virtual Worlds to Visualize Dynamic Simulations
In this section...
“Virtual Reality World Models of Dynamic Systems” on page 1-4
“Set up Your Working Environment” on page 1-4
“Build a Virtual Reality World” on page 1-6
“Link to a Virtual Reality World” on page 1-6
“View Dynamic System Simulations” on page 1-8
“Share Dynamic System Simulation Visualizations” on page 1-8
“MATLAB Compiler Support” on page 1-9
Virtual Reality World Models of Dynamic Systems
The Simulink 3D Animation product is a solution for interacting with virtual reality
world models of dynamic systems over time. It extends the capabilities of your and
Simulink, SimMechanics, and MATLAB software into the world of virtual reality
graphics. The product provides a complete authoring, development, and working
environment for carrying out 3-D visual simulations.
To use virtual reality worlds to visualize dynamic system simulations, you perform the
following tasks:
• “Set up Your Working Environment” on page 1-4
• “Build a Virtual Reality World” on page 1-6
• “Link to a Virtual Reality World” on page 1-6
• “View Dynamic System Simulations” on page 1-8
• “Share Dynamic System Simulation Visualizations” on page 1-8
As you refine your visualization, you often perform some of these tasks iteratively.
To work through an example that illustrates the building, linking, and viewing a virtual
world, see “Build and Connect a Virtual World”.
Set up Your Working Environment
Install the Simulink 3D Animation software in your MATLAB environment to build
virtual reality worlds and to visualize dynamic simulations modeled in MATLAB,