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3.5.2 Annotation Functions

Three graphics functions are provided by Modeler3D specifically for annotation.

Graphics functions for annotation.

PointLabel and LocalAxes can be used to conveniently label points and bodies. The following input generates a triangle placed on body 2, with two of the points labeled with their body numbers and local coordinates.

This generates the triangle graphic.

Here is the result.

A function for plotting the locus of a moving point.

The nested list of rules required by LocusPlot is of the form returned by SolveMech.