traceRectangular

Create rectangular trace

Since R2021b

Description

Use the traceRectangular object to create a rectangular trace centered at the origin on the X-Y plane.

Creation

Syntax

trace = traceRectangular

trace = traceRectangular(Name=Value)

Description

trace = traceRectangular creates a rectangular trace centered at the origin and on the X-Y plane.

trace = traceRectangular(Name=Value) sets Properties using one or more name-value arguments. For example, traceRectangular(Center=[1 1]) creates a rectangular trace centered at [1 1]. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

Name — Name of rectangular trace

'mytraceRectangular' (default) | character vector | string scalar

Name of the rectangular trace, specified as a character vector or a string scalar.

Example: trace = traceRectangular(Name="rectangletrace1")

Data Types: char | string

Center — Center of rectangular trace

[0 0] (default) | two-element vector

Center of the rectangular trace in Cartesian coordinates, specified as a two-element vector.

Example: trace = traceRectangular(Center=[1 1])

Data Types: double

Length — Length of rectangle

0.0200 (default) | positive scalar

Length of the rectangle in meters, specified as a positive scalar.

Example: trace = traceRectangular(Length=0.0500)

Data Types: double

Width — Width of rectangle

0.0050 (default) | positive scalar

Width of the rectangle in meters, specified as a positive scalar.

Example: trace = traceRectangular(Width=0.015)

Data Types: double

Object Functions

add	Boolean unite operation on two RF PCB shapes
and	Shape1 & Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
area	Calculate area of RF PCB shape in square meters
intersect	Boolean intersection operation on two RF PCB shapes
mesh	Change and view mesh properties of metal or dielectric in PCB component
minus	Shape1 - Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
plus	Shape1 + Shape2 for RF PCB shapes
rotate	Rotate RF PCB shape about defined axis
rotateX	Rotate RF PCB shape about x-axis
rotateY	Rotate RF PCB shape about y-axis and angle
rotateZ	Rotate RF PCB shape about z-axis
subtract	Boolean subtraction operation on two RF PCB shapes
scale	Change size of RF PCB shape by fixed amount
show	Display PCB component structure or PCB shape
translate	Move RF PCB shape to new location

Examples

Create Default Rectangular Trace

Create a rectangular trace with default properties.

trace = traceRectangular

trace = 
  traceRectangular with properties:

      Name: 'mytraceRectangular'
    Center: [0 0]
    Length: 0.0200
     Width: 0.0050

View the trace.

show(trace)

Mesh Rectangular Trace

Create a 2 cm-by-2 cm rectangular trace.

trace = traceRectangular(Length=0.02,Width=0.02);

Rotate the trace by 45 degrees about the z-axis.

trace = rotateZ(trace,45);

Mesh the trace at a maximum edge length of 5 mm.

mesh(trace,MaxEdgeLength=5e-3)

Version History

Introduced in R2021b