Billboard Arrow

SimObject draws an arrow, and adds optional text.

Collaboration diagram for Billboard Arrow:

CBillboardArrow implements this. The arrow can have one or two heads in each direction.

Todo:

Add details

Author

Isak Swahn

Warning

This simObject does not work as expected.

Example configuration excerpt

<Lib
  LibName      = "fhsim_base"
  SimObject    = "Visual/BillboardArrow"
  Name         = "A"
  TextSize     = "1.0"
  TextLocation = "1.0"
  Prefix       = "a"
  Suffix       = "b"
  Precision    = "1"
  Scaling      = "1.0"
  Radius       = "1.0"
  RadiusFudge  = "1.0"
  NumFaces     = "10"
  MaterialName = "indianred2"
  Type         = "Vector"
  TextVisible  = "true"
/>

Input Ports

Name	Width	Description
Pos	3	Position of the billboard.
Vector	3	The arrow in terms of vector components.
Visible	1	Sets visibility. Visible if larger than 0.5, otherwise hidden.

Output Ports

This SimObject does not contain any outputs.

Configuration parameters

Name	Width	Description
TextSize	1	Size of the billboard text (default: 1.0).
TextLocation	1	Sets the posision of the text on the billboard (default: 1.0).
Prefix	1	Text prefix (default: [empty string]).
Suffix	1	Suffix of the string (default: [empty string]).
Precision	1	Precision of the displayed numbers (default: 1).
Scaling	1	Scaling of the text (default: 1.0).
Radius	1	Radius of the arrow (default: 1.0).
NumFaces	1	Number of visual faces of the arrow. The larger value, the smoother arrow surface (default: 10).
MaterialName	1	Name of the billboard material (default: indianred2).
Type	1	Type of arrow (default: Vector). Vector draws an arrow with one arrow. Moment draws an arrow with double arrow head. Bidirectional draws an arrow with arrowhead in both ends.
TextVisible	1	Whether or not the text should be visible (default: true).

Initial conditions

This SimObject does not contain any initial conditions.

This SimObject is referred to as Visual/BillboardArrow