Simulink 3D Animation 5.1

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Version 5.1

Released: 04 Sep 2009
 

Version 5.1, part of Release 2009b, includes the following enhancements:

• Alternate mode of virtual scene viewer integrated with MATLAB figures as default on all platforms, except Linux
• Recognition of VRML files in MATLAB Current Folder browser, enabling convenient opening, editing, and playing of VRML files
• Enhanced performance of Orbisnap viewer in remote configuration
• New object for creating a new virtual reality figure

See the Release Notes for details.

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Version 5.0

Released: 06 Mar 2009
 

Version 5.0, part of Release 2009a, includes the following enhancements:

• Integration of virtual scene viewer in MATLAB figures, enabling combination of virtual scenes and Handle Graphics® objects, multiple views of a virtual world, and views of different virtual worlds
• Enhanced vrplay function that contains virtual scene and player controls in a single MATLAB figure window
• New function to process VRML files created by CAD tools for use with Simulink® 3D Animation™ environment
• New function to automatically add a Simulink 3D Animation scene to SimMechanics models created from CAD tools
• Support for virtual scenes to open automatically when a model opens, even if the associated Simulink 3D Animation block is contained in a subsystem of the model

See the Release Notes for details.

Version 4.8

Released: 09 Oct 2008
 

Version 4.8, part of Release 2008b, includes the following enhancements:

• New VR Tracer block to enable visualization of trajectories in virtual scenes

See the Release Notes for details.

Version 4.7

Released: 01 Mar 2008
 

Version 4.7, part of Release 2008a, includes the following enhancements:

• Support for matrix-type data input for the VR Sink block, enabling both MATLAB and Simulink interfaces to support matrices (MFxx fields)

See the Release Notes for details.

Version 4.6

Released: 01 Sep 2007
 

Version 4.6, part of Release 2007b, includes the following enhancements:

• New VR To Video block, allowing RGB video stream output for further 2-D video processing
• Joystick and Magellan Space Mouse® input functionality added to MATLAB interface
• Joystick and Magellan Space Mouse input support added for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux operating systems
• Axes transformation and math functions added to MATLAB toolbox interface

See the Release Notes for details.