add_material_sweep#

Materials.add_material_sweep(swargs, matname)[source]#

Create a sweep material made of an array of materials.

If a material needs to have a dataset (thermal modifier), then a dataset is created. Material properties are loaded from the XML file database amat.xml.

Parameters:

swargslist: List of materials to merge into a single sweep material.
matnamestr: Name of the sweep material.
enableTMbool, optional: Unavailable currently. Whether to enable the thermal modifier. The default is True.

Returns:

int: Index of the project variable.

References

>>> oDefinitionManager.AddMaterial

Examples

>>> from pyaedt import Hfss
>>> hfss = Hfss()
>>> hfss.materials.add_material("MyMaterial")
>>> hfss.materials.add_material("MyMaterial2")
>>> hfss.materials.add_material_sweep(["MyMaterial", "MyMaterial2"], "Sweep_copper")