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coordinates of geometry objects

Posted Jan 5, 2014, 8:18 a.m. EST RF & Microwave Engineering, Geometry, Parameters, Variables, & Functions Version 4.4 2 Replies

Laur Joost
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Hi all!

How can I access the coordinates of geometric objects/domains for using in an expression?

Alternately: how can I use distance of a domain or primitive center from a plane in an expression?

Background: I'm trying to do a electrically steered phased patch array, in 3D. To get the phase shifts, I need to evaluate the distance of the patches from a virtual plane perpendicular to the intended direction of steering.

What I'd like:

arr1(1,1,1,1).coord evaluates to (x1,y1,z1) vector,
arr1(1,1,2,1).coord evaluates to (x2,y2,z2)vector, etc.

Since I built the geometry, I can of course just calculate the positions by hand (and will, for the time being), but as a matter of principle, I dislike doing things by hand that the computer has the means to do quicker.

PS: how can I, in general, access the properties for domains etc?
2 Replies Last Post Jan 5, 2014, 8:54 a.m. EST
Edgar J. Kaiser Certified Consultant
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Posted: 1 decade ago Jan 5, 2014, 8:41 a.m. EST

Hi,

in most cases I build my geometries using parameters. This way I can use the parameters in any kind of calculations and I can also use them for parameter studies on the geometry.

May be this helps?

Cheers
Edgar

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Hi, in most cases I build my geometries using parameters. This way I can use the parameters in any kind of calculations and I can also use them for parameter studies on the geometry. May be this helps? Cheers Edgar -- Edgar J. Kaiser emPhys Physical Technology http://www.emphys.com
Laur Joost
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Posted: 1 decade ago Jan 5, 2014, 8:54 a.m. EST
I did build it using parameters, it's just a matter of doing math with clear identifiers for each entity (relatively simple expression for the phase shift), vs doing math with a bunch of parameters with typo-prone signage (an ungodly mess of an expression that only makes sense while typing and later can just as well be used as a pink brain-noise generator).

I'm currently defining variables (in terms of the parameters) for each coordinate of every patch, altogether 24 variables just to make it read better. Point of the question was basically to avoid all that, especially since I could generate the individual patches just fine from a single copy and thus didn't need to type them each out.

Am I right in understanding that COMSOL itself doesn't handle vectors in expressions? I guess that's what the MATLAB link is for, but I've never touched the latter, and I have a deadline to meet :D
I did build it using parameters, it's just a matter of doing math with clear identifiers for each entity (relatively simple expression for the phase shift), vs doing math with a bunch of parameters with typo-prone signage (an ungodly mess of an expression that only makes sense while typing and later can just as well be used as a pink brain-noise generator). I'm currently defining variables (in terms of the parameters) for each coordinate of every patch, altogether 24 variables just to make it read better. Point of the question was basically to avoid all that, especially since I could generate the individual patches just fine from a single copy and thus didn't need to type them each out. Am I right in understanding that COMSOL itself doesn't handle vectors in expressions? I guess that's what the MATLAB link is for, but I've never touched the latter, and I have a deadline to meet :D

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