Winches: Results

For general information on selecting and producing results, see the producing results topic.

X, Y and Z

The global coordinates of the specified winch connection point.

Tension

The tension in the winch wire.

Length

The unstretched length of winch wire paid out.

Stretched length

The stretched length of winch wire. This is the total distance between the winch connection points.

Velocity

The rate of pay out of winch wire. Positive value means paying out, negative value means hauling in.

Azimuth and declination

The azimuth and declination angles of the direction of the winch wire between the final two connection points, relative to the global axes. This direction is measured from the last connection point towards the previous connection point.

Declination is in the range 0° to 180°. Range jump suppression is applied to azimuth, so values outside the range -360° to +360° might be reported.

Connection force,
Connection GX force, connection GY force, connection GZ force,
Connection Lx force, connection Ly force, connection Lz force

The magnitude and components with respect to global and local axes, of the connection force at the specified winch connection point. We adopt the convention that the force reported is that applied by the winch to the object to which it is connected. The local axes are those of the object to which the winch is connected.