I've got a data set that represents a cable in 3-dimensional space. The cable is represented by a set of nodes, each with x, y, and z coordinates, for each time-step. My goal is to animate this cable using the "Simulink 3D Animation" toolkit, driven by a matlab script (I'm a matlab guy and have no idea how to use Simulink).
How can I represent this cable in 3D? One theoretical approach would be fitting a 3D spline to the nodes for each time-step. That said, I would want the curve to have a non-zero cross-sectional area. Is there a type of object I could create in 3D World Editor that is essentially a spline, with nodes that can be set programmatically?
Alternatively, can I define a curve and create a 3D sweep, with circular cross-section for each time step?
Or is there another approach that makes sense?
Thanks!
How can I represent this cable in 3D? One theoretical approach would be fitting a 3D spline to the nodes for each time-step. That said, I would want the curve to have a non-zero cross-sectional area. Is there a type of object I could create in 3D World Editor that is essentially a spline, with nodes that can be set programmatically?
Alternatively, can I define a curve and create a 3D sweep, with circular cross-section for each time step?
Or is there another approach that makes sense?
Thanks!
