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[Anton Gladky <gladky.anton@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I got an idea.

In this case, maybe, there is a reason to save the scalar of resulting
force?
I mean |F| = sqrt(Fn^2 + Fs^2)
What do you think?

2010/7/21 Václav Šmilauer <eudoxos@xxxxxxxx>

> > Now it is possible to show Normal and Shear Vector forces like arrows.
> > Is it not enough? Or you mean, that we should store also lengths of
> > those vectors?
> Display interactions as cylinders between particle positions making
> their _radius_ proportional to magnitude of the normal force. That means
> that the cylinder height is _fixed_ to be the same as the distance of
> the two particles in the interaction, while the radius is _scaled_ based
> on the scalar value. Is is clear?
>
> It is pointless to have arrows, since interactions don't have
> orientation, the force always acts both ways as action and reaction.
>
> v
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