class assembly

assemblies are groups of parts linked together by connections.

Public Fields

part* root

the root part for the assembly

ptrList* connectors

the free (unused) connectors in the assembly

Public Methods

assembly(void)

constructor

~assembly(void)

destructor.

inline void addPart(part* p)

adds a part to the assembly

inline int addConnector(connector* c)

adds a connector to the assembly

inline part* getPart(int i)

gets the i'th part

part* getPart(const char* name)

returns the first part with the indicated name

inline connector* getConnector(int i)

returns the i'th free connector

mechanism* connectParts(mechanism::baseMotionType baseType, int mechVerboseLevel = SO_WARNINGS)

merges the assembly's rigidly-connected parts into links and creates a mechanism from them.

void merge(assembly* other)

merges other's parts and free connectors into this assembly.

inline int numParts(void) const

returns the number of parts in the assembly

Documentation

assemblies are groups of parts linked together by connections. assemblies are used for representing both small pieces (such as joints and links) and complete mechanisms. The assembly class is primarily used as a temporary class for creating mechanisms. When it is deleted, it does not delete any objects it references (such as parts, links, or joints)

part* root

the root part for the assembly

ptrList* connectors

the free (unused) connectors in the assembly

assembly(void)

constructor

~assembly(void)

destructor. When an assembly belongs to a mechanism, it will be deleted by the mechanism when the mechanism is deleted, so that the creator of the mechanism does not have to keep track of it.

inline void addPart(part* p)

adds a part to the assembly

inline int addConnector(connector* c)

adds a connector to the assembly

inline part* getPart(int i)

gets the i'th part

part* getPart(const char* name)

returns the first part with the indicated name

inline connector* getConnector(int i)

returns the i'th free connector

mechanism* connectParts(mechanism::baseMotionType baseType, int mechVerboseLevel = SO_WARNINGS)

merges the assembly's rigidly-connected parts into links and creates a mechanism from them. baseType indicates the type of motion for the mechanism's root, while mechVerboseLevel sets the mechanism's verboseLevel member

void merge(assembly* other)

merges other's parts and free connectors into this assembly. other can then be safely deleted.

inline int numParts(void) const

returns the number of parts in the assembly

This class has no child classes.

Friends:

part

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