# rblock history command

Syntax

rblock history <name sid > keyword ...

Primary keywords:

Adds a history of a rigid block value. A history is a table of floating point values assigned by sampling a model attribute periodically during a simulation. Review the common c history commands for details regarding the manipulation of histories.

The history can be assigned a name for later reference with the optional name keyword, if not the history will be given a default name based on its internally assigned id number.

Following one of the keywords given below, either 1) an additional id keyword followed by an integer id, or 2) an additional position keyword followed by a position vector v must be given to define the specific rigid block.

displacement [rblockhistoryblock]

Magnitude of the accumulated rigid block displacement vector as a result of cycling.

displacement-x [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of accumulated displacement as a result of cycling.

displacement-y [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of accumulated displacement as a result of cycling.

displacement-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of accumulated displacement as a result of cycling.

euler-x (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-euler angle (in degrees) of the current rigid block orientation. The orientation is updated only when orientation tracking has been enabled (see the model orientation-tracking command). See the euler keyword of the rblock attribute command.

euler-y (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-euler angle (in degrees) of the current rigid block orientation. The orientation is updated only when orientation tracking has been enabled (see the model orientation-tracking command). See the euler keyword of the rblock attribute command.

euler-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-euler angle (in degrees) of the current rigid block orientation. The orientation is updated only when orientation tracking has been enabled (see the model orientation-tracking command). See the euler keyword of the rblock attribute command.

extra [rblockhistoryblock]

Take a history of an extra variable. Use index to specify the extra index and type to specify the type.

force-contact [rblockhistoryblock]

The magnitude of the force resulting from contacts.

force-contact-x [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the contact force.

force-contact-y [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the contact force.

force-contact-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the contact force.

force-unbalanced [rblockhistoryblock]

The magnitude of the unbalanced force (sum of the applied, contact and gravitational forces).

force-unbalanced-x [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the unbalanced force.

force-unbalanced-y [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the unbalanced force.

force-unbalanced-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the unbalanced force.

moment-contact [rblockhistoryblock]

{Value in 2D; Magnitude in 3D} of the sum of the contact moments.

moment-contact-x (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the contact moment.

moment-contact-y (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the contact moment.

moment-contact-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the contact moment.

moment-unbalanced [rblockhistoryblock]

{Value in 2D; Magnitude in 3D} of the sum of the contact and applied moments.

moment-unbalanced-x (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the unbalanced moment.

moment-unbalanced-y (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the unbalanced moment.

moment-unbalanced-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the unbalanced moment.

position-x [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the location of rigid block centroid.

position-y [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the location of rigid block centroid.

position-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the location of rigid block centroid.

rotation (2D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

Current rigid block orientation. The orientation is updated only when orientation tracking has been enabled (see model orientation-tracking command).

spin [rblockhistoryblock]

{Value in 2D; Magnitude in 3D} of the rigid block angular velocity in radians per second.

spin-x (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the rigid block angular velocity in radians per second.

spin-y (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the rigid block angular velocity in radians per second.

spin-z (3D ONLY) [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the rigid block angular velocity in radians per second.

stress [rblockhistoryblock]

The rigid block stress. Use the quantity keyword to specify the quantity to be recorded.

velocity [rblockhistoryblock]

Magnitude of the rigid block translational velocity vector.

velocity-x [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$x$$-component of the rigid block velocity.

velocity-y [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$y$$-component of the rigid block velocity.

velocity-z [rblockhistoryblock]

The $$z$$-component of the rigid block velocity.

rblock history Keyword Block

The following modifiers are available to specify addition information for the rblock history keywords. They will not modify history values to which they are not applicable. In other words, the component keyword will not modify scalar or tensor values. displacement, displacement-x, displacement-y, displacement-z, euler-x, euler-y, euler-z, extra, force-contact, force-contact-x, force-contact-y, force-contact-z, force-unbalanced, force-unbalanced-x, force-unbalanced-y, force-unbalanced-z, moment-contact, moment-contact-x, moment-contact-y, moment-contact-z, moment-unbalanced, moment-unbalanced-x, moment-unbalanced-y, moment-unbalanced-z, position-x, position-y, position-z, rotation, spin, spin-x, spin-y, spin-z, stress, velocity, velocity-x, velocity-y and velocity-z.

component keyword

This keyword selects which scalar to retrieve from a vector type value, such as velocity or displacement. If the value type is not a vector, this setting is ignored. The available options are:

x
Record the $$x$$-component of the vector.
y
Record the $$y$$-component of the vector.
z (3D ONLY)
Record the $$z$$-component of the vector.
magnitude
Record the vector magnitude.
id i

Record the history of rigid block with ID i.

index i

For keywords that require it (most notably extra), this specifies the index that should be used.

log b

If on, the returned number is the base 10 log of the absolute value of the original value. The default is off.

position v

Record the history of rigid block either containing or closest to position v.

quantity keyword

This keyword selects which scalar to retrieve from a symmetric tensor type value, such as stress or strain. If the value type is not a tensor, this setting is ignored. The available options are:

intermediate (3D ONLY)

Record the intermediate principal value of the tensor.

maximum

Record the maximum (most positive) principal value of the tensor. Note that compressive stresses are negative.

mean

Record the mean value, defined as the trace of the tensor divided by { 2 in 2D; 3 in 3D}. For stresses this is most often referred to as the pressure.

minimum

Record the minimum (most negative) principal value of the tensor. Note that compressive stresses are negative.

norm

Record the norm of the full tensor. This is defined as the sum of each tensor component squared.

octahedral (3D ONLY)

Record the octahedral measure of the tensor.

shear-maximum

Record the maximum shear value.

total-measure (3D ONLY)

Record the distance of the tensor value to the origin in principal space.

volumetric

Record the volumetric change, or trace of the tensor.

von-mises (3D ONLY)

Record the Von Mises measure.

xx

Record the xx-component of the tensor.

xy

Record the xy-component of the tensor.

xz (3D ONLY)

Record the xz-component of the tensor.

yy

Record the yy-component of the tensor.

yz (3D ONLY)

Record the yz-component of the tensor.

zz (3D ONLY)

Record the zz-component of the tensor.

type keyword

In certain cases the type (scalar, vector, or tensor) of the value cannot necessarily be determined ahead of time. Extra variables, for example, can hold values of all three types. This keyword allows one to specify which type it is assumed to be. If the original value type does not match, 0.0 is returned.

scalar

Specify a scalar float type.

tensor

Specify a tensor type.

vector

Specify a vector type.