ellipsoidType

The local component coordinate system of the ellipsoid is centered at its geometric center. The principal axes of the ellipsoid coincide with the local x-, y- and z-axes. The semi-axis lengths are defined by radiusX, radiusY and radiusZ.

The radii in y- and z-direction are optional. If not specified, they default to radiusX. The optional revolutionAngle defines the angle of revolution about the local z-axis. If not specified, it defaults to 2*pi, resulting in a full ellipsoid. Note that the angle refers to the parameterization of the underlying sphere: for radiusX != radiusY the section planes are located at the azimuth atan2(radiusY*sin(revolutionAngle), radiusX*cos(revolutionAngle)), which differs from revolutionAngle itself.

Attributes

Name	Type	Use	Description
`@externalDataDirectory`	`xsd:string`	optional	Directory of the external data file
`@externalDataNodePath`	`xsd:string`	optional	Path of the node inside the external data file
`@externalFileName`	`xsd:string`	optional	Name of the external data file

Child elements

Name	Type	OccurrenceHow often the element may appear at this place. The schema writes it as minOccurs and maxOccurs on the declaration.	Description
allThe children below may appear in any order. Each may appear at most once.
`radiusX`	`doubleBaseType`	[1..1] required	Semi-axis length in x-direction [m]
`radiusY`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Semi-axis length in y-direction [m] (if not defined: equals radiusX)
`radiusZ`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Semi-axis length in z-direction [m] (if not defined: equals radiusX)
`revolutionAngle`	`doubleBaseType`	[0..1] optional	Revolution angle about the local z-axis [rad] (if not defined: equals 2*pi)
`transformation`	`transformationSE3Type`	[0..1] optional	Optional rigid transformation defining the position and orientation

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In the schema · 1 declaration

Type	Name
`ellipsoidsType`	`ellipsoid`