Getting Started

The AnyBody Model Repository (AMMR) is included with the AnyBody Modeling System, but it needs to be manually installed or unpacked after installing AnyBody. You can install the AMMR from the AnyBody Assistant dialog that appears when AnyBody starts.

Understanding the AnyScript Models

Most examples you will encounter when using the AnyBody Managed Model Repository use the Human Model. Regardless of complexity, all models share a common structure used to set them up.

The models will typically look like this:

#include "path_to_AMMR/libdef.any"

Main =
{
  // Configure and include the Human Model
  #define BM_LEG_MODEL _LEG_MODEL_TLEM2_
  #define BM_ARM_LEFT OFF
  #define BM_ARM_RIGHT OFF
  #include "<ANYBODY_PATH_BODY>/HumanModel.any"

  // Compose the model
  AnyFolder Model =
  {
    AnyFolder& Body = .HumanModel.BodyModel;
    AnyFolder Drivers = {...};
    AnyFolder Environment = {...};
  };

  // Configuring  the Study
  AnyBodyStudy Study =
  {
    Gravity = {0,-9.81,0}; // Gravity Vector
    AnyFolder &Model= Main.Model;
  };
};

Let us go throught the different components to understand how they work:

Path to AMMR

#include "path/to/AMMR/libdef.any"

When having multiple versions of AMMR available on your computer, you have to specify which one will be used by AnyBody. Each AMMR includes a file called libdef.any located at the top level folder. The AnyScript line used for instructing AnyBody which AMMR to use should be at the very beginning of your .any file:

Configuring the Human Model

See also

The documentation on BM configuration

Main =
{
  // Configure and include the Human Model
  #define BM_LEG_MODEL _LEG_MODEL_TLEM2_
  #define BM_ARM_LEFT OFF
  #define BM_ARM_RIGHT OFF

The Human Body Model is configured through a number of #define and #path statements. These statements are all prefixed with BM_ inside AnyScript, and they can also be referred to as “bm-statements”.

Including the Human Model

#include "<ANYBODY_PATH_BODY>/HumanModel.any"

After the configuration statements the HumanModel is included. It is important that the configuration parameters are placed before this line.

Composing the Model

AnyFolder Model =
{
  AnyFolder& Body = .HumanModel.BodyModel;
  AnyFolder Drivers = {...};
  AnyFolder Environment = {...};
};

Most examples have a section where the model is composed. This is where we combine the Body from the HumanModel, and add extra things like drivers, external loads, and constraints.

It could also be any models of the environment which the body interacts with.

The Study section

AnyBodyStudy Study =
{
  Gravity = {0,-9.81,1}; // Gravity Vector
  AnyFolder &Model= Main.Model;
};

See also

The full tutorial on how to create a HumanModel from scratch

The AnyBodyStudy is where you configure and define your simulation. It specificies start and end times of the simulation, and number of steps. It also configures which solvers are used.

Only the model elements which are referenced from within the Study, will be included in the simulation. In this case everything in Main.Model folder is part of the simulation.