User`s guide

3 Simulink Interface
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View Virtual World Remotely
The Simulink 3D Animation software allows you to simulate a process on a host
computer while running the visualization of the process on a client computer. You view
the virtual world on the client computer using a Web browser. This client computer is
connected to the host computer through a network using the TCP/IP protocol. This means
you need to know the name or IP address of the host computer you want to access from
the client computer.
Viewing a virtual world on a client computer might be useful for remote computing,
presentation of the results over the Web, or in situations where it is desirable to
distribute computing and graphical power.
This example explains how to display a simulated virtual world on a client computer.
In this case, the client computer is a PC platform with a Simulink 3D Animation Web
Viewer. For a similar example using the Orbisnap viewer, see “View Virtual Worlds
Remotely with Orbisnap”).
In the following example, a Simulink window opens with the model of a simple
automobile. The automobile trajectory (vehicle position and angle) is viewed in virtual
reality:
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On the host computer, in the MATLAB Command Window, type
vrtut1
A Simulink window opens with the model of an automobile.