shapes

Extract all metal layer shapes of PCB component

Since R2021b

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Syntax

shapes(rfpcbobject)

Description

shapes(rfpcbobject) extracts all metal layer shapes of a PCB component and organizes them into an output structure.

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Examples

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Extract Rat-race Coupler Shapes

Open Live Script

Extract the shapes of a rat-race coupler.

coupler = couplerRatrace;
show(coupler)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title couplerRatrace element, xlabel x (mm), ylabel y (mm) contains 8 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed, Teflon.

s = shapes(coupler)

s = struct with fields:
    Layer1: [1x1 antenna.Polygon]
    Layer2: [1x1 antenna.Rectangle]

Input Arguments

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`rfpcbobject` — PCB component object
RF PCB object

PCB component object, specified as an RF PCB object. For a complete list of the PCB components, see PCB Components Catalog.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b