PrimvariaEvery option of filaire generate and the preset list.
Options of filaire generate
| Option | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
--preset |
usb_c |
cable type (table below) |
--count N, --seed S |
6, 1 | number of cables, random seed; same options and seed give the same cables |
--length L |
1 |
length in m of every cable; preset draws the preset's retail lengths (± tolerance) |
--end-a V, --end-b V |
preset's draw | end variant of each end, independently: any filaire ends entry, on any cable |
--layout |
preset's draw | straight, slack (random smooth curve) or coil (flat spiral on the floor) |
--color "#rrggbb" |
preset's draw | jacket colour of every cable |
--modulus E |
preset's draw | effective Young's modulus of the cable in MPa (sets the stiffness) |
--max-segments N |
400 | upper bound on the rigid segments per cable (longer segments beyond it) |
--no-physics |
visual assets only: no rigid bodies, colliders, joints, physics scene or ground | |
--no-vary-… |
turn one random aspect off, the others unchanged: layout, ends, color, stiffness, density, length |
Each random aspect has its own stream: turning one off or forcing it leaves the others as they were (same layouts with plain colours, same colours with other ends…).
Presets
| Category | Preset | Cross-section | End A | End B (default draw) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | power_c13 |
round Ø6.4 mm, 3 cores | C13 | CEE 7/7 plug, C14 (extension), stripped |
power_c7 |
figure-8, 2 × Ø3.4 mm | C7 | Europlug, stripped | |
dc_barrel |
figure-8, 2 × Ø2.4 mm | DC plug 5.5 × 2.1, 5.5 × 2.5 or 4.0 × 1.7 | stripped, cut, DC jack (extension) | |
| Data | usb_c |
round Ø4.0 mm | USB-C plug | USB-C plug, USB-C receptacle (extension) |
usb_a_to_c |
round Ø3.8 mm | USB-A plug | USB-C plug | |
usb_micro |
round Ø3.5 mm | USB-A plug | Micro-B plug | |
ethernet |
round Ø6.0 mm, 4 pairs | RJ45 plug | RJ45 plug, RJ45 coupler | |
hdmi |
round Ø7.0 mm | HDMI plug | HDMI plug, HDMI receptacle (extension) | |
| Audio | audio_jack |
round Ø3.5 mm | 3.5 mm plug | 3.5 mm plug, 3.5 mm socket (extension) |
xlr_mic |
round Ø6.0 mm | XLR3 female | XLR3 male | |
speaker_wire |
figure-8, 2 × Ø3.2 mm | stripped, cut | stripped, cut | |
| Industrial | m12_sensor |
round Ø5.0 mm, PUR | M12 female | stripped, cut |
ribbon_idc |
flat, 10 × 1.27 mm, wire 1 red | IDC socket 2 × 5 | IDC socket, cut | |
can_bus |
round Ø5.5 mm, PUR | DE-9 female | DE-9 female, DE-9 male (extension), stripped | |
| Robotics | servo_lead |
flat, 3 × 1.05 mm: brown, red, orange (or black, red, white) | servo plug (3 sockets) | servo extension (3 pins), cut, stripped |
jumper_wire |
round Ø1.3 mm | jumper pin or socket | jumper pin, jumper socket | |
battery_lead |
figure-8, 2 × Ø4.0 mm silicone, red and black | battery plug, female (3.5 mm bullets) | stripped, battery plug male (extension) | |
balance_lead |
flat, 5 × 1.2 mm silicone, black and 4 red | balance plug 5-pin 2.5 mm (4S) | stripped, cut | |
| Lab | bnc_coax |
round Ø4.95 mm (RG-58), stiff | BNC plug | BNC plug, BNC jack (extension), stripped |
| Telephone | coiled_handset |
coil Ø8.5 mm of Ø2.8 mm wire, straight 4–8 cm leads | RJ9 plug | RJ9 plug |
Every cable also carries cut and stripped variants on both ends, and any
other variant forced with --end-a / --end-b. Diameters, densities
(2–90 g/m) and moduli (10–300 MPa, drawn per cable) are realistic orders of
magnitude, not measurements of a specific product.
Each preset with its usual ends (the first variant of each end), 40 cm
long (shorter for the ribbon, the robot leads and the jumper wire; 25 cm of coil for the
coiled cord), rendered in Blender. Flat and figure-8 cables keep a colour per wire
(the stripes of a preset).