expand#

Modeler3DLayout.expand(assignment, size=1, expand_type='ROUND', replace_original=False)[source]#

Expand the object by a specific size.

Parameters:

assignmentstr: Name of the object.
sizefloat, optional: Size of the expansion. The default is 1.
expand_typestr, optional: Type of the expansion. Options are "ROUND", "MITER", and "CORNER". The default is "ROUND".
replace_originalbool, optional: Whether to replace the original object. The default is False, in which case a new object is created.

Returns:

str: Name of the object.

References

>>> oEditor.Expand

Examples

>>> from ansys.aedt.core import Hfss3dLayout
>>> h3d=Hfss3dLayout(version="2021.2")
>>> h3d.modeler.layers.add_layer("TOP")
>>> h3d.modeler.create_rectangle("TOP", [20,20],[50,50], name="rect_1")
>>> h3d.modeler.create_line("TOP",[[25,25],[40,40]])
>>> out1 = h3d.modeler.expand("line_3")
>>> print(out1)
line_4