L_Dashpot : Helper

L_Dashpot - superclass: Helper; super-superclass:Node - classID: #(186413646, 1710298770) 

The Reactor dynamics system has been retired and REMOVED from 3ds Max 2012.

Description:

The Linear Dashpot Constraint allows you to constrain two rigid bodies together in the simulation, or to constrain one body to a position in world space. It behaves very similarly to a heavily damped spring. You can specify the dashpot’s strength and damping, and whether collisions between the attached bodies are disabled. You can specify a dashpot attachment point in each body's local space. During the simulation, the dashpot exerts impulses on the attached bodies in an attempt to make these points match up in world space, thus keeping the bodies in the same positions relative to each other. The bodies are still free to rotate around the attachment point.

Constructors:

L_Dashpot ... rctLinearDashpot ... 

Properties:

.childBody(Child_Body) : node 

Get/Set the Child Body.

.hasParent(Has_Parent) : boolean 

When set to true , the Parent Body will be used in the simulation.

.parentBody(Parent_Body) : node 

Get/Set the Parent Body.

.strength: float 

Get/Set the strength value which governs the size of the impulse the dashpot will apply to each attached body, taking into account the distance between the attachment points. The strength value is mass dependent.

.damping: float 

Get/Set the samping value which affects how quickly the oscillation of the linear dashpot settles down. It governs the impulse applied to the connected bodies due to the relative velocities of their dashpot connection points

.allowInterpenetration(Allow_Interpenetration) : boolean 

When set to true , collisions are disabled between the dashpot’s objects - during the simulation, they will be able to pass through each other. Defaults to false .

.disabled: boolean 

When set to true , the dashpot is not added to the simulation

.lockSpaces(Lock_Spaces) : boolean 

When set to true , the relative transform between the child and parent constraint spaces is locked - if you move the child space in the viewport, the parent space will move with it, and vice versa.

Interface:rctLinearDashpotInterface 

.parentBody: node : Read|Write 

.childBody: node : Read|Write 

.parentTransform: matrix3 by value : Read|Write 

.childTransform: matrix3 by value : Read|Write 

.lockSpaces: boolean : Read|Write 

.strength: float : Read|Write 

.damping: float : Read|Write 

.allowInterpenetration: boolean : Read|Write 

.isDisabled: boolean : Read|Write 

<void>alignToParentBody() 

<void>alignToChildBody() 

<void>alignToParentSpace() 

<void>alignToChildSpace() 

<void>alignToEachBody() 

<boolean>isValid()