Crank (lever)

Component kind crank (category mech, DSL name crank, API v1)

Rigid arm that rotates around a pivot. The pivot sits at the component origin; the arm extends along the local +X axis for length mm. Same single rotational port as a shaft, different visual footprint.

Parameters

• `length` — Arm length from pivot to tip along the local X axis (mm).
• `width` — Arm width along the local Y axis (mm).
• `thickness` — Arm thickness along the local Z axis (mm).
• `pivotDiameter` — Diameter of the pivot boss at the component origin (mm).

Parameters schema

Ports

Kinematics

Passive — no propagation rule of its own. The connection at the pivot (typically mech.couple to a shaft) drives the arm's rotation; the tip traces a circle of radius length.

Example

crank "C1" {
  length: 60
  width: 12
  thickness: 6
}

engine apiVersion · 1