Why can't some matrices be used to assemble components？

Question

Hello, everyone. I tried to assemble the components with a matrix through the function "ProAsmcompAssemble()". I found that some matrices could be assembled successfully, some matrices could not, and the matrices themselves were correct.

For example <matrix_1> cannot be assembled, it will return "PRO_TK_BAD_INPUTS".

ProMatrix matrix_1 = { { 0.707107, 0.707107, 0.0, 0.0 },

{-0.707107, 0.707107, 0.0, 0.0},

{0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0},

{33.2321, 64.3448, -130.0, 1.0} };

The following matrix <matrix_2> can be assembled successfully,

ProMatrix matrix_2 = { {1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0},
{0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0},
{0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0},
{0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0} };

I don't understand why this is, how to solve this problem, can someone tell me? Thanks!

zaphod71 · Answer

Hello, you define the values like this? I think the values are not precise enough.

If the transform matrix passed as the initial position of the component is incorrect and non-orthonormal, the function ProAsmcompAssemble() returns the error PRO_TK_BAD_INPUTS. In such scenario, you can use the function ProMatrixMakeOrthonormal() to convert this non-orthonormal matrix to an orthonormal matrix.

You can check the matrix, the length of a colum vector (without the translation) has to be 1:

sqrt(0.707107*0.707107 + (-0.707107) + (-0.707107) = 1.00000030944

I hope this helps...

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