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from collections import OrderedDict
import math
import ansys.aedt.core.generic.constants as constants
from ansys.aedt.core.generic.general_methods import pyaedt_function_handler
from ansys.aedt.toolkits.antenna.backend.antenna_models.common import TransmissionLine
from ansys.aedt.toolkits.antenna.backend.antenna_models.patch import CommonPatch
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class BowTieNormal(CommonPatch):
"""Manages a bowtie antenna.
This class is accessible through the ``Hfss`` object [1]_.
Parameters
----------
frequency : float, optional
Center frequency. The default is ``10.0``.
frequency_unit : str, optional
Frequency units. The default is ``"GHz"``.
material : str, optional
Substrate material. If a material is not defined, a new
material, ``parametrized``, is defined. The default is ``"FR4_epoxy"``.
outer_boundary : str, optional
Boundary type to use. The default is ``None``. Options are ``"FEBI"``, ``"PML"``,
``"Radiation"``, and ``None``.
length_unit : str, optional
Length units. The default is ``"mm"``.
substrate_height : float, optional
Substrate height. The default is ``1.575``.
parametrized : bool, optional
Whether to create a parametrized antenna. The default is ``True``.
Returns
-------
:class:`aedt.toolkits.antenna.BowTie`
Bowtie antenna object.
Notes
-----
.. [1] C. Balanis, "Wideband and Travelling-Wave Antennas,"
*Modern Antenna Handbook*, New York, 2008.
Examples
--------
>>> from ansys.aedt.toolkits.antenna.backend.antenna_models.bowtie import BowTieNormal
>>> import ansys.aedt.core
>>> app = ansys.aedt.core.Hfss()
>>> oantenna1 = BowTieNormal(app)
>>> oantenna1.frequency = 12.0
>>> oantenna1.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna1.setup_hfss()
>>> oantenna2 = BowTieNormal(app, origin=[200, 50, 0])
>>> oantenna2.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna2.setup_hfss()
>>> app.release_desktop(False, False)
"""
_default_input_parameters = {
"name": None,
"origin": [0, 0, 0],
"length_unit": "mm",
"coordinate_system": "Global",
"frequency": 10.0,
"frequency_unit": "GHz",
"material": "FR4_epoxy",
"material_properties": {"permittivity": 4.4},
"outer_boundary": "",
"substrate_height": 1.575,
}
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
CommonPatch.__init__(self, self._default_input_parameters, *args, **kwargs)
self._parameters = self.synthesis()
self.update_synthesis_parameters(self._parameters)
self.antenna_type = "BowTie"
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def synthesis(self):
"""Antenna synthesis.
Returns
-------
dict
Analytical parameters.
"""
parameters = {}
lightSpeed = constants.SpeedOfLight # m/s
freq_hz = constants.unit_converter(self.frequency, "Freq", self.frequency_unit, "Hz")
wavelength = lightSpeed / freq_hz
if self._app and (
self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
or self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
mat_props = self._app.materials[self.material]
permittivity = mat_props.permittivity.value
self._input_parameters.material_properties["permittivity"] = permittivity
elif self.material_properties:
permittivity = self.material_properties["permittivity"]
else:
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return parameters
subPermittivity = float(permittivity)
sub_meters = constants.unit_converter(self.substrate_height, "Length", self.length_unit, "meter")
tl = TransmissionLine()
eff_Permittivity = tl.suspended_strip_calculator(wavelength, wavelength / 80.0, sub_meters, subPermittivity)
eff_wl_meters = wavelength / math.sqrt(eff_Permittivity)
eff_wl_working_units = constants.unit_converter(eff_wl_meters, output_units=self.length_unit)
correction_factor = 0.65
arm_length = correction_factor * math.sqrt(
math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 4.0, 2) - math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 / 2.0, 2)
)
inner_width = correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0
outer_width = correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 * 18.0
port_gap = correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0
sub_x = correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units
sub_y = correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units
parameters["inner_width"] = inner_width
parameters["outer_width"] = outer_width
parameters["arm_length"] = arm_length
parameters["port_gap"] = port_gap
parameters["sub_x"] = sub_x
parameters["sub_y"] = sub_y
parameters["sub_h"] = self.substrate_height
parameters["pos_x"] = self.origin[0]
parameters["pos_y"] = self.origin[1]
parameters["pos_z"] = self.origin[2]
myKeys = list(parameters.keys())
myKeys.sort()
parameters_out = OrderedDict([(i, parameters[i]) for i in myKeys])
return parameters_out
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_hfss(self):
"""Draw a bowtie antenna.
Once the antenna is created, this method is not used anymore.
"""
if self.object_list:
self._app.logger.warning("This antenna already exists.")
return False
if (
self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
and self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return False
self.set_variables_in_hfss()
# Map parameters
arm_length = self.synthesis_parameters.arm_length.hfss_variable
port_gap = self.synthesis_parameters.port_gap.hfss_variable
inner_width = self.synthesis_parameters.inner_width.hfss_variable
outer_width = self.synthesis_parameters.outer_width.hfss_variable
sub_h = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_h.hfss_variable
sub_x = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_x.hfss_variable
sub_y = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_y.hfss_variable
pos_x = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_x.hfss_variable
pos_y = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_y.hfss_variable
pos_z = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_z.hfss_variable
antenna_name = self.name
coordinate_system = self.coordinate_system
# Substrate
sub = self._app.modeler.create_box(
origin=["-" + sub_x + "/2", "-" + sub_y + "/2", 0.0],
sizes=[sub_x, sub_y, sub_h],
name="sub_" + antenna_name,
material=self.material,
)
sub.color = (0, 128, 0)
sub.transparency = 0.8
sub.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
array_points = [["{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0]]
array_points.append(["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0])
array_points.append(["-{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2.0+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0.0])
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2.0+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0.0])
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0])
ant = self._app.modeler.create_polyline(array_points, cover_surface=True, name="ant_arm")
ant.color = (255, 128, 65)
ant.transparency = 0.1
ant.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
ant2_name = ant.duplicate_around_axis(
self._app.AXIS.Z,
180,
2,
)[0]
ant2 = self._app.modeler[ant2_name]
ant2.transparency = 0.1
p1 = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=[inner_width, port_gap],
name="port_lump_" + antenna_name,
)
p1.color = (128, 0, 0)
p1.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([p1.name, ant2_name, ant.name], [0, 0, sub_h])
sub.group_name = antenna_name
ant.group_name = antenna_name
ant2.group_name = antenna_name
p1.group_name = antenna_name
self.object_list[sub.name] = sub
self.object_list[ant.name] = ant
self.object_list[ant2.name] = ant2
self.object_list[p1.name] = p1
self._app.modeler.move(list(self.object_list.keys()), [pos_x, pos_y, pos_z])
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_disco(self):
"""Model the bowtie antenna in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def setup_disco(self):
"""Set up the model in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
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class BowTieRounded(CommonPatch):
"""Manages a bowtie rounded antenna.
This class is accessible through the ``Hfss`` object [1]_.
Parameters
----------
frequency : float, optional
Center frequency. The default is ``10.0``.
frequency_unit : str, optional
Frequency units. The default is ``"GHz"``.
material : str, optional
Substrate material. If a material is not defined, a new
material, ``parametrized``, is defined.
The default is ``"FR4_epoxy"``.
outer_boundary : str, optional
Boundary type to use. The default is ``None``. Options are ``"FEBI"``, ``"PML"``,
``"Radiation"``, and ``None``.
length_unit : str, optional
Length units. The default is ``"mm"``.
substrate_height : float, optional
Substrate height. The default is ``1.575``.
parametrized : bool, optional
Whether to create a parametrized antenna. The default is ``True``.
Returns
-------
:class:`aedt.toolkits.antenna.BowTieRounded`
Patch antenna object.
Notes
-----
.. [1] C. Balanis, "Wideband and Travelling-Wave Antennas,"
*Modern Antenna Handbook*, New York, 2008.
Examples
--------
>>> from ansys.aedt.toolkits.antenna.backend.antenna_models.bowtie import BowTieRounded
>>> import ansys.aedt.core
>>> app = ansys.aedt.core.Hfss()
>>> oantenna1 = BowTieRounded(app)
>>> oantenna1.frequency = 12.0
>>> oantenna1.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna1.setup_hfss()
>>> oantenna2 = BowTieRounded(app, origin=[200, 50, 0])
>>> oantenna2.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna2.setup_hfss()
>>> app.release_desktop(False, False)
"""
_default_input_parameters = {
"name": None,
"origin": [0, 0, 0],
"length_unit": "mm",
"coordinate_system": "Global",
"frequency": 10.0,
"frequency_unit": "GHz",
"material": "FR4_epoxy",
"material_properties": {"permittivity": 4.4},
"outer_boundary": None,
"substrate_height": 0.1575,
}
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
CommonPatch.__init__(self, self._default_input_parameters, *args, **kwargs)
self._parameters = self.synthesis()
self.update_synthesis_parameters(self._parameters)
self.antenna_type = "BowTieRounded"
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def synthesis(self):
"""Antenna synthesis.
Returns
-------
dict
Analytical parameters.
"""
parameters = {}
lightSpeed = constants.SpeedOfLight # m/s
freq_hz = constants.unit_converter(self.frequency, "Freq", self.frequency_unit, "Hz")
wavelength = lightSpeed / freq_hz
if self._app and (
self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
or self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
mat_props = self._app.materials[self.material]
permittivity = mat_props.permittivity.value
self._input_parameters.material_properties["permittivity"] = permittivity
elif self.material_properties:
permittivity = self.material_properties["permittivity"]
else:
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return parameters
subPermittivity = float(permittivity)
sub_meters = constants.unit_converter(self.substrate_height, "Length", self.length_unit, "meter")
tl = TransmissionLine()
eff_Permittivity = tl.suspended_strip_calculator(wavelength, wavelength / 80.0, sub_meters, subPermittivity)
eff_wl_meters = wavelength / math.sqrt(eff_Permittivity)
eff_wl_working_units = constants.unit_converter(eff_wl_meters, output_units=self.length_unit)
correction_factor = 0.58
arm_length = round(
correction_factor
* math.sqrt(math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 4.0, 2) - math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 / 2.0, 2)),
2,
)
inner_width = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0, 2)
outer_width = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 * 24.0, 2)
outer_radius = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 * 24.0 / 2.0 * 1.1, 2)
port_gap = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0, 2)
sub_x = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units, 0)
sub_y = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units, 0)
parameters["inner_width"] = inner_width
parameters["outer_width"] = outer_width
parameters["outer_radius"] = outer_radius
parameters["arm_length"] = arm_length
parameters["port_gap"] = port_gap
parameters["sub_x"] = sub_x
parameters["sub_y"] = sub_y
parameters["sub_h"] = self.substrate_height
parameters["pos_x"] = self.origin[0]
parameters["pos_y"] = self.origin[1]
parameters["pos_z"] = self.origin[2]
myKeys = list(parameters.keys())
myKeys.sort()
parameters_out = OrderedDict([(i, parameters[i]) for i in myKeys])
return parameters_out
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_hfss(self):
"""Draw a bowtie rounded antenna.
Once the antenna is created, this method is not used anymore.
"""
if self.object_list:
self._app.logger.warning("This antenna already exists.")
return False
if (
self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
and self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return False
self.set_variables_in_hfss()
# Map parameters
arm_length = self.synthesis_parameters.arm_length.hfss_variable
port_gap = self.synthesis_parameters.port_gap.hfss_variable
inner_width = self.synthesis_parameters.inner_width.hfss_variable
outer_width = self.synthesis_parameters.outer_width.hfss_variable
outer_radius = self.synthesis_parameters.outer_radius.hfss_variable
sub_h = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_h.hfss_variable
sub_x = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_x.hfss_variable
sub_y = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_y.hfss_variable
pos_x = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_x.hfss_variable
pos_y = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_y.hfss_variable
pos_z = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_z.hfss_variable
antenna_name = self.name
coordinate_system = self.coordinate_system
# Substrate
sub = self._app.modeler.create_box(
origin=["-" + sub_x + "/2", "-" + sub_y + "/2", 0.0],
sizes=[sub_x, sub_y, sub_h],
name="sub_" + antenna_name,
material=self.material,
)
sub.color = (0, 128, 0)
sub.transparency = 0.8
sub.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
array_points = [["{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0]]
array_points.append(["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0])
array_points.append(["-{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2.0+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0.0])
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2.0+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0.0])
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), 0])
ant = self._app.modeler.create_polyline(array_points, cover_surface=True, name="ant_arm")
y_val = "if({0}>={1}/2,{2}-{1}/2/tan(asin({1}/2/{0}))+{3}/2 ,{2})".format(
outer_radius, outer_width, arm_length, port_gap
)
round = self._app.modeler.create_circle(self._app.PLANE.XY, [0.0, y_val, 0.0], outer_radius)
round.move([0, "-{}-({}/2)".format(arm_length, port_gap), 0])
round.split(self._app.PLANE.ZX, "PositiveOnly")
round.move([0, "{}+({}/2)".format(arm_length, port_gap), 0])
ant.unite(round)
ant.color = (255, 128, 65)
ant.transparency = 0.1
ant.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
ant2_name = ant.duplicate_around_axis(
self._app.AXIS.Z,
180,
2,
)[0]
ant2 = self._app.modeler[ant2_name]
ant2.transparency = 0.1
p1 = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=[inner_width, port_gap],
name="port_lump_" + antenna_name,
)
p1.color = (128, 0, 0)
p1.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([p1.name, ant2_name, ant.name], [0, 0, sub_h])
sub.group_name = antenna_name
ant.group_name = antenna_name
ant2.group_name = antenna_name
p1.group_name = antenna_name
self.object_list[sub.name] = sub
self.object_list[ant.name] = ant
self.object_list[ant2.name] = ant2
self.object_list[p1.name] = p1
self._app.modeler.move(list(self.object_list.keys()), [pos_x, pos_y, pos_z])
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_disco(self):
"""Model in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def setup_disco(self):
"""Set up the model in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
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class BowTieSlot(CommonPatch):
"""Manages a bowtie slot antenna.
This class is accessible through the ``Hfss`` object [1]_.
Parameters
----------
frequency : float, optional
Center frequency. The default is ``10.0``.
frequency_unit : str, optional
Frequency units. The default is ``"GHz"``.
material : str, optional
Substrate material. If a material is not defined, a new
material, ``parametrized``, is defined.
The default is ``"FR4_epoxy"``.
outer_boundary : str, optional
Boundary type to use. The default is ``None``. Options are ``"FEBI"``, ``"PML"``,
``"Radiation"``, and ``None``.
length_unit : str, optional
Length units. The default is ``"mm"``.
substrate_height : float, optional
Substrate height. The default is ``0.1575``.
parametrized : bool, optional
Whether to create a parametrized antenna. The default is ``True``.
Returns
-------
:class:`aedt.toolkits.antenna.BowTieSlot`
Bowtie antenna object.
Notes
-----
.. [1] C. Balanis, "Wideband and Travelling-Wave Antennas,"
*Modern Antenna Handbook*, New York, 2008.
Examples
--------
>>> from ansys.aedt.toolkits.antenna.backend.antenna_models.bowtie import BowTieSlot
>>> import ansys.aedt.core
>>> app = ansys.aedt.core.Hfss()
>>> oantenna1 = BowTieSlot(app)
>>> oantenna1.frequency = 12.0
>>> oantenna1.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna1.setup_hfss()
>>> oantenna2 = BowTieSlot(app, origin=[200, 50, 0])
>>> oantenna2.model_hfss()
>>> oantenna2.setup_hfss()
>>> app.release_desktop(False, False)
"""
_default_input_parameters = {
"name": None,
"origin": [0, 0, 0],
"length_unit": "mm",
"coordinate_system": "Global",
"frequency": 10.0,
"frequency_unit": "GHz",
"material": "FR4_epoxy",
"material_properties": {"permittivity": 4.4},
"outer_boundary": None,
"substrate_height": 1.575,
}
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
CommonPatch.__init__(self, self._default_input_parameters, *args, **kwargs)
self._parameters = self.synthesis()
self.update_synthesis_parameters(self._parameters)
self.antenna_type = "BowTieSlot"
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def synthesis(self):
"""Antenna synthesis.
Returns
-------
dict
Analytical parameters.
"""
parameters = {}
lightSpeed = constants.SpeedOfLight # m/s
freq_hz = constants.unit_converter(self.frequency, "Freq", self.frequency_unit, "Hz")
wavelength = lightSpeed / freq_hz
if self._app and (
self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
or self.material in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
mat_props = self._app.materials[self.material]
permittivity = mat_props.permittivity.value
self._input_parameters.material_properties["permittivity"] = permittivity
elif self.material_properties:
permittivity = self.material_properties["permittivity"]
else:
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return parameters
subPermittivity = float(permittivity)
sub_meters = constants.unit_converter(self.substrate_height, "Length", self.length_unit, "meter")
tl = TransmissionLine()
eff_Permittivity = tl.suspended_strip_calculator(wavelength, wavelength / 80.0, sub_meters, subPermittivity)
eff_wl_meters = wavelength / math.sqrt(eff_Permittivity)
eff_wl_working_units = constants.unit_converter(eff_wl_meters, output_units=self.length_unit)
correction_factor = 1.275
arm_length = round(
correction_factor
* math.sqrt(math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 4.0, 2) - math.pow(eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 / 2.0, 2)),
2,
)
inner_width = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0, 2)
outer_width = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0 * 18.0, 2)
port_gap = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units / 80.0, 2)
feed_offset = round(arm_length * 0.23, 2)
sub_x = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units, 0)
sub_y = round(correction_factor * eff_wl_working_units, 0)
parameters["inner_width"] = inner_width
parameters["outer_width"] = outer_width
parameters["arm_length"] = arm_length
parameters["port_gap"] = port_gap
parameters["feed_offset"] = feed_offset
parameters["sub_x"] = sub_x
parameters["sub_y"] = sub_y
parameters["sub_h"] = self.substrate_height
parameters["pos_x"] = self.origin[0]
parameters["pos_y"] = self.origin[1]
parameters["pos_z"] = self.origin[2]
myKeys = list(parameters.keys())
myKeys.sort()
parameters_out = OrderedDict([(i, parameters[i]) for i in myKeys])
return parameters_out
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_hfss(self):
"""Draw a bowtie slot antenna.
Once the antenna is created, this method is not used anymore.
"""
if self.object_list:
self._app.logger.warning("This antenna already exists.")
return False
if (
self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt
and self.material not in self._app.materials.mat_names_aedt_lower
):
self._app.logger.warning("Material is not found. Create the material before assigning it.")
return False
self.set_variables_in_hfss()
# Map parameters
arm_length = self.synthesis_parameters.arm_length.hfss_variable
port_gap = self.synthesis_parameters.port_gap.hfss_variable
inner_width = self.synthesis_parameters.inner_width.hfss_variable
outer_width = self.synthesis_parameters.outer_width.hfss_variable
feed_offset = self.synthesis_parameters.feed_offset.hfss_variable
sub_h = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_h.hfss_variable
sub_x = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_x.hfss_variable
sub_y = self.synthesis_parameters.sub_y.hfss_variable
pos_x = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_x.hfss_variable
pos_y = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_y.hfss_variable
pos_z = self.synthesis_parameters.pos_z.hfss_variable
antenna_name = self.name
coordinate_system = self.coordinate_system
# Substrate
sub = self._app.modeler.create_box(
origin=["-" + sub_x + "/2", "-" + sub_y + "/2", 0.0],
sizes=[sub_x, sub_y, sub_h],
name="sub_" + antenna_name,
material=self.material,
)
sub.color = (0, 128, 0)
sub.transparency = 0.8
sub.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
# Slot
slot = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-" + sub_x + "/2", "-" + sub_y + "/2", 0.0],
sizes=[sub_x, sub_y],
name="ant_" + antenna_name,
)
slot.color = (0, 128, 0)
slot.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
# Inner Slot
islot = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-" + inner_width + "/2", "-" + port_gap + "/2", 0.0],
sizes=[inner_width, port_gap],
name="slot_" + antenna_name,
)
islot.color = (0, 128, 0)
islot.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
array_points = [["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), "0"]]
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(inner_width), "{}/2".format(port_gap), "0"])
inner = self._app.modeler.create_polyline(array_points, cover_surface=False, name="inner")
array_points = [["-{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0]]
array_points.append(["{}/2".format(outer_width), "{}/2+{}".format(port_gap, arm_length), 0])
arm = self._app.modeler.create_polyline(array_points, cover_surface=False, name="arm")
self._app.modeler.connect([arm.name, inner.name])
ant2_name = arm.duplicate_around_axis(
self._app.AXIS.Z,
180,
2,
)[0]
arm1 = self._app.modeler[ant2_name]
ant = self._app.modeler.subtract(
tool_list=[arm1.name, arm.name, islot.name],
blank_list=[slot.name],
keep_originals=False,
)
feed = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=["-{}/2+{}/2".format(sub_x, inner_width), "-{}".format(port_gap)],
name="feed_" + antenna_name,
)
feed.color = (128, 0, 0)
feed.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([feed.name], [0, feed_offset, 0])
feed1 = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=["{}/2-{}/2".format(sub_x, inner_width), "-{}".format(port_gap)],
name="feed_" + antenna_name,
)
feed1.color = (128, 0, 0)
feed1.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([feed1.name], [0, feed_offset, 0])
self._app.modeler.unite([slot.name, feed.name, feed1.name])
p1 = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=["-{}*0.95".format(inner_width), "-{}".format(port_gap)],
name="port_lump_" + antenna_name,
)
p1.color = (128, 0, 0)
p1.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([p1.name], [0, feed_offset, 0])
ref = self._app.modeler.create_rectangle(
orientation=self._app.PLANE.XY,
origin=["-{}/2".format(inner_width), "-{}/2".format(port_gap), 0.0],
sizes=["{}*0.05".format(inner_width), "-{}".format(port_gap)],
name="gnd_" + antenna_name,
)
ref.color = (128, 0, 0)
ref.history().properties["Coordinate System"] = coordinate_system
self._app.modeler.move([ref.name], [0, feed_offset, 0])
slot.color = (255, 128, 65)
self._app.modeler.move([p1.name, slot.name, ref.name], [0, 0, sub_h])
sub.group_name = antenna_name
slot.group_name = antenna_name
ref.group_name = antenna_name
p1.group_name = antenna_name
self.object_list[sub.name] = sub
self.object_list[slot.name] = slot
self.object_list[ref.name] = ref
self.object_list[p1.name] = p1
self._app.modeler.move(list(self.object_list.keys()), [pos_x, pos_y, pos_z])
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def model_disco(self):
"""Model in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
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@pyaedt_function_handler()
def setup_disco(self):
"""Set up the model in PyDiscovery. To be implemented."""
pass
