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$LDLinkGeometry

Record identifier of LinkageData. It stores the geometries of the links as a list of {str, graphics} sublist.
  • str is the full name of the link. E.G. "FourBar@link1"
  • graphics is a Graphics3D object .
  • It is not necessary that every link of the linkage should have a geometry defined.
  • The coordinates of the graphics are interpreted w.r.t. the LLRF of the link.
  • The geometry of a link can be reassigned by the set function. linkage[[$LDLinkGeometry,linkname]]= gr
  • The geometry can be defined as parameterized Graphics3D object using the parameters of the linkage.
  • Every visualization function substitute the parameters of the linkage into the geometries before displaying it.
  • The geometry can be defined with Hold, in order to prevent the evaluation. The Hold function is released before the visualization
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Basic Examples   (1)
Load LinkageDesigner package
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Load the predefined crank-slider linkages
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List the geometry of link1 in FullForm
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List the all defined geometries of the linkage
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Display the linkage
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