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vrphysmod
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vrphysmod
Add virtual reality visualization framework to block diagrams
Syntax
vrphysmod(vrmlfile, model)
vrphysmod(vrmlfile, subsystem)
Description
vrphysmod(vrmlfile, model) or vrphysmod(vrmlfile, subsystem) updates the
model or subsystem that the SimMechanics mech_import function generates.
The model must be on the MATLAB path or already open prior to calling the vrphysmod
function.
As necessary, vrphysmod adds additional blocks to visualize the mechanical system
in virtual reality. You can then save, rename, modify, and run the model. The .wrl
extension for vrmlfile is optional. The association between mechanical system
bodies and corresponding VRML nodes found in the VRML file is based on the name
correspondence.
If your model contains several VR Sink blocks that refer to the same vrmlfile, this
function attempts to consolidate the animation signals of that virtual scene into one VR
Sink block.
Note: The SolidWorks VRML export filter does not preserve part instance names and
the part order in the resulting VRML file. Therefore, the association between such parts
and the corresponding bodies in the block diagram is not always an exact match. In such
cases, the function identifies nodes with partial matches and issues warnings. To prevent
these warnings, ensure that node DEF names in the VRML file are identical to their
corresponding bodies in the Simulink model before running this function.
If you receive this warning and the set of VRML files does not originate in the
SolidWorks product, ignore the message. Other supported CAD tools also generate part
names with similar names, but preserve them across different export formats.