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ribExplicitPositioning Element

Explicit positioning of a wing rib

Namespace: Empty

Schema: Empty

Type
Parents
Children
NameOccurrencesDescription
Sequence Sequence
      Choice Choice
            Element startCurvePoint

Defines the start of the rib defined by a point on a reference curve such as a spar, but not an explicit sparPosition

            Element startEtaXsiPoint

Defines the start of the rib defined in eta-xsi coordinates of a reference plane

            Element startSparPositionUID

Defines the location of the beginning of the rib using a specific sparPosition.

      Choice Choice
            Element endCurvePoint

Defines the end of the rib given by a point on a reference curve such as a spar, but not an explicit sparPosition

            Element endEtaXsiPoint

Defines the end of the rib defined in eta-xsi coordinates of a reference plane

            Element endSparPositionUID

Defines the location of the end of the rib using a specific sparPosition.

      Element ribStart

Defines the forward beginning of the ribs. It can either be a sparUID or "trailingEdge" or "leadingEdge".

      Element ribEnd

RibEnd defines the backward ending of the ribs. It can either be a sparUID or "trailingEdge" or "leadingEdge".

Attributes
NameTypeRequiredDescription
Attribute externalDataDirectorySimple Type string
Attribute externalDataNodePathSimple Type string
Attribute externalFileNameSimple Type string
Remarks

Use this type for an explicit positioning of a rib. As opposed to ribsPositioning, this defines a single rib connecting a specified start and end point.

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