create_cylinder#

Modeler3D.create_cylinder(cs_axis, position, radius, height, numSides=0, name=None, matname=None)[source]#

Create a cylinder.

Parameters:

cs_axisint or str: Axis of rotation of the starting point around the center point. pyaedt.constants.AXIS Enumerator can be used as input.
positionlist: Center point of the cylinder in a list of (x, y, z) coordinates.
radiusfloat: Radius of the cylinder.
heightfloat: Height of the cylinder.
numSidesint, optional: Number of sides. The default is 0, which is correct for a cylinder.
namestr, optional: Name of the cylinder. The default is None, in which case the default name is assigned.
matnamestr, optional: Name of the material. The default is ‘’None``, in which case the default material is assigned.

Returns:

pyaedt.modeler.cad.object3d.Object3d: 3D object.

References

>>> oEditor.CreateCylinder

Examples

>>> from pyaedt import Hfss
>>> aedtapp = Hfss()
>>> cylinder_object = aedtapp.modeler..create_cylinder(cs_axis='Z', position=[0,0,0],
...                                                   radius=2, height=3, name="mycyl",
...                                                   matname="vacuum")