smbCreateSG

by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - SimMechanics
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 3.0, Creation date: 2016-11-12, Last change: 2025-09-14

SimMechanics creates a subsystem for a Solid Geometry

Description

This function writes the Solid Geometry as STL File on Disk in the Desktop and loads it into a newly ceated SimMechanics Solid block.
All Frames of the Solid are turned inside the solid by rotating around y pi/2!

See Also: smbNewSystem , smbCreateJoint , smbSetTransformationMatrix , smbSetPosition , smbAddLine , smbConvertSubsystem , SGwriteIcon , SGwriteSTL

Example Illustration

 missing image of smbCreateSG(SG,SGName,SGcol,SFrame,EFrame)

Syntax

u=smbCreateSG(SG,[SGName,SGcol,SFrame,EFrame])

Input Parameter

SG: Solid Geometry
SGName: SG Name within SimMechanics; default is 'SOLID'
SGcol: Solid Color ('w',.....'); default is SG.col
SFrame: Optional Block to connect the Base
EFrame: Optional Block to connect the Follower

Output Parameter

u: name of SG block in Sim Mechanics

Examples


load AIM_SGrobot.mat
smbNewSystem ('Test_System')
smbCreateSG (SG2,'Link2')
smbAddLine('World Frame Mechanism Solver/RConn1','Link2.Solid/RConn1')




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