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JaCl
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node recorder

Post by JaCl »

Hello,

Just a little question, since I am not sure about the results I fot
I am having a node recorder, recordering the third degree of freedom of a plain model (=rotation):
recorder Node -file Outfile.txt -node 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 -dof 3 disp

Corresponds the sign of the output of all nodes to the same direction? (so i mean, clockwise or counterclockwise)
And which direction is it?

Thanks, Clemens
vesna
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Re: node recorder

Post by vesna »

If you follow right had rule, the positive is the one that matches positive z axis.
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