org.jscience.physics.solids
Class AtlasNode

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject
      org.jscience.physics.solids.geom.AtlasPosition
          org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

public class AtlasNode
extends AtlasPosition

Position object for elements, loads, etc...

Field Summary

static java.lang.String

TYPE DOCUMENT ME!

Constructor Summary

AtlasNode(java.lang.String id, double x, double y, double z)
Creates a new Node at global location (x,y,z)

Method Summary

javax.media.j3d.Appearance	getAppearance() Returns the appearance for this node.
int	getNumberDOF() Returns the number of Degrees of Freedom for the node.
java.lang.String	getType() Returns type as "Node".
org.jdom.Element	loadJDOMElement() DOCUMENT ME!
void	populateGeometry(javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup geometryRoot) Draws a sphere at the node position.
void	setNumberDOF(int num) Sets the number of Degrees of Freedom for this node.
static AtlasObject	unloadJDOMElement(AtlasModel parent, org.jdom.Element e) DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.geom.AtlasPosition

computeDistance, getGlobalPosition, getX, getY, getZ, interpolatePoints, isEquivalent, toString

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject

compareTo, equals, getId, getParentModel, setId, setParentModel

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TYPE

public static java.lang.String TYPE

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Constructor Detail

AtlasNode

public AtlasNode(java.lang.String id,
                 double x,
                 double y,
                 double z)

Creates a new Node at global location (x,y,z)

Method Detail

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Returns type as "Node".

Overrides:

getType in class AtlasPosition

Returns:

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setNumberDOF

public void setNumberDOF(int num)

Sets the number of Degrees of Freedom for this node. Default is 6. This value can be changed for different classes of problems.

Parameters:

num - DOCUMENT ME!

getNumberDOF

public int getNumberDOF()

Returns the number of Degrees of Freedom for the node. Default is 6.

Returns:

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loadJDOMElement

public org.jdom.Element loadJDOMElement()

DOCUMENT ME!

Overrides:

loadJDOMElement in class AtlasObject

Returns:

DOCUMENT ME!

unloadJDOMElement

public static AtlasObject unloadJDOMElement(AtlasModel parent,
                                            org.jdom.Element e)

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Parameters:

parent - DOCUMENT ME!

e - DOCUMENT ME!

Returns:

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getAppearance

public javax.media.j3d.Appearance getAppearance()

Returns the appearance for this node.

Returns:

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populateGeometry

public void populateGeometry(javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup geometryRoot)

Draws a sphere at the node position.

Overrides:

populateGeometry in class AtlasObject

Parameters:

geometryRoot - DOCUMENT ME!