MultiJoints - Statistics

This panel has been added to give you an idea of the current state of your MultiJoint simulation. All relevant parameters are listed here. The force-related values are of particular interest, because they will help you to adjust an appropriate "@ Max force" value for your simulation.

@ Joints number

This is the total number of individual joints, a MultiJoint consists of.

@ Processed

Here you can see the number of joints which are currently processed at the same time during calculation. If this value is very high and your simulation is slow, you should consider using "Limit processed joints" under the "Creation" panel.

@ Joint groups number

Within a MultiJoint there are groups of joints connecting particular body pairs. From here on, we will refer to such a group as a joint group. This value indicates the total number of joint groups inside the MultiJoint. In other words: this is the number of linked body pairs.

@ Active

If a MultiJoint itself is inactive, then none of its joint groups are active. When you delete a body or change its dynamics mode then all joint groups associated to this body will be set to inactive. "@ Active" indicates the number of currently active joint groups.

@ Broken

Sometimes all joints linking a particular body pair are broken. This means that the corresponding joint group is broken as well. This value tells you how many joint groups are currently broken.

@ Partially broken

Another possibility is that only some joints of a body pair are broken. In such a case, the corresponding joint group is only partially broken. Here you can see how many groups are currently partially broken.

@ Plastically deformed

If "Plasticity" is enabled, this value indicates how many joint groups are really experiencing this certain type of deformation.

@ With collision pair enabled

Collisions between all body pairs are not always processed. You can choose to exclude the collisions between certain bodies or even disable them when creating a MultiJoint. The parameter shows you the number of joint groups whose corresponding body pairs are allowed to collide.

@ Max force being used

Here you can see the maximum force that has been exerted by an individual link in the MultiJoint during the last calculation.

@ Max force used since creation

This value indicates the maximum force an individual joint has experienced since the beginning of the simulation.

For "@ Max force being used" and "@ Max force used since creation" there is an important addition: this information can be used as an orientation to determine the values for "@ Max force", "@ Max force at 0D-5D" or "@ Max force random". This, of course, requires that "Constant limit" or "Depending on distance" are enabled under "Force max mode".