Cone Rigid Body

Figure 1. Cone part.

This rigid body part can be used in the biomechanical editor to create a musculo-skeletal model. The cone is a simple 3D graphic primitive with three changeable dimensions:  height, lower radius, and upper radius.  If either radius has a value of 0 then the result will be a cone with a point.  If the lower radius and upper radius are both greater than zero then the result will be a cone with a cut off end.  If the upper radius is equal to the lower radius then the result will be a cylinder.

You can change the size of the cone by directly setting its properties in the property toolbar, or you can do it using the mouse. If you right click and drag the mouse on the top or bottom of the side of the cone you can increase or decrease the upper and lower radius. You can do the same by clicking on the top of the cone to resize its height using the mouse. You can also move the part using the mouse. If you right click on the center selection box you can move the part in the XY plane. To switch to moving it in the XZ plane hold down the "s" key while moving the box. You can also move it in just one dimension by holding down the "x", "y", or "z" key while moving the part. Rotation can be performed using the mouse by left clicking on the center selection box and moving the mouse to rotate the object. Again, you can hold down the "x", "y", or "z" key while moving the mouse to rotate the part on just that axis.

Figure 2. The properties of the cone part.

General Properties

To see a description of the properties common to all bodies follow this link

Cone Properties

These properties are specific to cone only.