makeBlockDiagram

Class: simscape.multibody.Multibody
Namespace: simscape.multibody

Create Simulink model from Multibody object

Since R2022a

Syntax

makeBlockDiagram(mb,op,ModelName)

Description

makeBlockDiagram(mb,op,ModelName) creates a Simulink^® model named ModelName from the simscape.multibody.Multibody object, mb. The op argument is a simscape.op.OperatingPoint object that specifies the states of some joint primitives in the mb object. The makeBlockDiagram method adds a Solver Configuration block to the created Simulink model by default.

The method converts the component objects of the Multibody object to mechanical parts or subsystems in the created Simulink model:

• Multibody objects at the top level hierarchy become the subsystems.

• RigidBody objects at the top level hierarchy become the subsystems constructed by rigidly connected parts.

• Other component objects, such as simscape.multibody.RigidTransform, simscape.multibody.WorldFrame, simscape.multibody.Solid, and objects of subclasses of the simscape.multibody.Joint class become the corresponding Simulink blocks.

• Connectors become the ports on the subsystems, and connections between component objects become lines in the block diagram of the Simulink model.

Input Arguments

mb — Multibody system

simscape.multibody.Multibody object

Multibody system, specified as a simscape.multibody.Multibody object.

op — Operating point

simscape.op.OperatingPoint object

Operating point, specified as the simscape.op.OperatingPoint object. The object targets the positions and velocities of some joint primitives in the simscape.multibody.Multibody object. If you use an empty OperatingPoint object, the makeBlockDiagram method creates a Simulink model with no joint primitive targets.

ModelName — Name of Simulink model

string scalar | character vector

Name of the Simulink model, specified as a string scalar or character vector. If you do not specify the model name, the name of the model is untitled or untitledN, where N is an unique identifying number.

Example: "FourBar"

Data Types: char | string

Attributes

Access

public

To learn about attributes of methods, see Method Attributes.

Version History

Introduced in R2022a