I'm trying to build a subroutine for a custom contact normal force. I require the locations of the contact so I wanted to utilize the loci, locj variables but every time print their information they seem to be completely off. To elaborate:
I have set up a model with a contact taking place around the location of -100,0,0. I've built a subroutine that prints out the loci, locj arrays from matlab but instead of printing something like
[-100, 0, 0 (+-some small percentage due to the contact incidents)]
the numbers are completely off.
Does Adams measure the locations from a starting point other than the global (0,0,0)? Or am I perhaps interpreting the loci, locj vectors wrong?
Vector algebra? You can get the part CG location and orientation using a SYSARY call and then transform the local coordinates to global. Might sounds nasty, but it's really not that bad.
Vector algebra? You can get the part CG location and orientation using a SYSARY call and then transform the local coordinates to global. Might sounds nasty, but it's really not that bad.