class connection

connection class - a connection between 2 connectors.

Inheritance:

Public Fields

synObject* owner

the creator of the connection

int id

an id, for use by the owner

connector* c0

the two connectors being connected

triple fc

force exerted on part1 (c1) by part0 (c0); computed automatically

triple nc

moment exerted on part1 (c1) by part0 (c0); computed automatically

Public Methods

connection(connector* c1, connector* c2, int id, int &error, synObject* owner = NULL)

constructor; returns 1 in error if there was a problem.

virtual ~connection(void)

destructor

inline virtual int isJoint(void)

convenience function for determining class type

Documentation

connection class - a connection between 2 connectors. Connections can be fixed or moving, with moving connections belonging to the derived class joint. When two parts are connected by a fixed connection, the parts get merged into the same link; when the parts are connected by a joint, the parts belong to separate links, connected by the joint. Note that joints can also be fixed, which later allows the joint to be broken (links cannot be broken up, but two links connected by a fixed joint can be). The frames on the two connectors are initially aligned when the mechanism is created. NOTE: when creating connections, you should *always* use the new operator and you don't need to keep track of or delete the connection, as it will be recorded and deleted by one of its connectors.

synObject* owner

the creator of the connection

int id

an id, for use by the owner

connector* c0

the two connectors being connected

triple fc

force exerted on part1 (c1) by part0 (c0); computed automatically

triple nc

moment exerted on part1 (c1) by part0 (c0); computed automatically

connection(connector* c1, connector* c2, int id, int &error, synObject* owner = NULL)

constructor; returns 1 in error if there was a problem. note that since the connectors keep track of the newly-created connection, it is not necessary to independently create a variable to keep track of the connection.

virtual ~connection(void)

destructor

inline virtual int isJoint(void)

convenience function for determining class type

Direct child classes:

joint

Friends:

link
assembly
mechanism
connector

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