expand

Modeler3DLayout.expand(assignment, size=1, expand_type='ROUND', replace_original=False)

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 pyaedt import Hfss3dLayout
>>> h3d=Hfss3dLayout(specified_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