Adding initial velocity to FixedConstraint

[bani]

I would be very thankful if someone could help me with the command to set an initial velocity in FixedConstraint. I want to specify the same velocity for all nodes, is there an equivalent of fixAll for fixed initial velocity?

[Hugo]

Hey @vanisri

The FixedConstraint aims at fixing a point by projecting a zero delta of velocity between two time steps:

Therefore, if you specify an initial velocity in your MechanicalObject, like:

<MechanicalObject template="Rigid3d" name="myParticle" 
            position="0 0 0    0 0 0 1" 
            velocity="1 0 0    0 0 0"
            showObject="1" />

Even if the DOF are fixed, a constant velocity will be kept.
Is this what you aim at doing?

Best wishes,

Hugo

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