Modelling the trajectory of a SolidWorks basketball part into a basketball net - Is it possible?

Hello,

I was wondering whether it was possible to import solidworks parts into Matlab?

I have a Basketball part, and a basketball hoop part, and I want the ball to follow a particular trajectory to the hoop. The trajectory will be calculated by Matlab using a range of variables (angle & initial velocity).

I'm not sure if I can use 2 different parts in Matlab? And if I can, can I use them in a 3D plot?

If anyone has any other suggestions to tackle this problem, I'd be very happy to hear them!

Many thanks

Stu

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Commercial solution: CADLab

But it looks like SimMechanics might come with an importation routine: see http://www.mathworks.com/products/simmechanics/sw2sm_v1.2/swCADt.html