add_expression#

FieldsCalculator.add_expression(calculation, assignment, name=None)[source]#

Add named expression.

Parameters:

calculationstr, dict

Calculation type. If provided as a string, it has to be a name defined in the expression_catalog.toml. If provided as a dict, it has to contain all the necessary arguments to define an expression. For reference look at the expression_catalog.toml.

assignmentint or ansys.aedt.core.modeler.cad.object_3d.Object3d or

:class:`ansys.aedt.core.modeler.cad.FacePrimitive: Name of the object to add the named expression from.

namestr, optional

Name of the named expression. The default is None.

Returns:

str, bool: Named expression when successful, False when failed.

Examples

>>> from ansys.aedt.core import Hfss
>>> hfss = Hfss()
>>> poly = hfss.modeler.create_polyline([[0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 1]], name="Polyline1")
>>> my_expression = {
...        "name": "test",
...        "description": "Voltage drop along a line",
...        "design_type": ["HFSS", "Q3D Extractor"],
...        "fields_type": ["Fields", "CG Fields"],
...        "solution_type": "",
...        "primary_sweep": "Freq",
...        "assignment": "",
...        "assignment_type": ["Line"],
...        "operations": ["Fundamental_Quantity('E')",
...                        "Operation('Real')",
...                        "Operation('Tangent')",
...                        "Operation('Dot')",
...                        "EnterLine('assignment')",
...                        "Operation('LineValue')",
...                        "Operation('Integrate')",
...                        "Operation('CmplxR')"],
...        "report": ["Data Table", "Rectangular Plot"],
...    }
>>> expr_name = hfss.post.fields_calculator.add_expression(my_expression, "Polyline1")
>>> hfss.release_desktop(False, False)