MapleSim’s plotting and visualization capabilities include 2-D simulation results and 3-D simulation animations.
- 3-D visualizations and animations of multibody systems
- Automatic ball-and-stick rendering—custom geometry (including springs, cylinders, boxes, force and torque arrows, and path traces) and imported STL shapes can be added for realistic rendering
- Full playback and camera control on 3-D visualizations and animations
- Export of 3-D visualizations as .mpeg movies
- Customizable 2-D plots
- Simultaneous visualization of 2-D simulation and the corresponding 3-D animation
- Overlay option for comparing 3-D visualizations
- Multiple y-axes, and phase plots
- Log, semi-log, and linear axis scaling
- Pan, zoom and scale, point probe, and plot export
- Windows with multiple plots
- Drag-and-drop traces from one plot to another
- Full range of Maple plots available for further analysis
